Great Expectations
Chapter 54
by Charles Dickens
Pip and Herbert take Magwitch down river.
Pip and Herbert take Magwitch down river.
The narrator of the Novel, Humphrey Van Weyden, finds himself in a very precarious situation before he is rescued by a passing sealing ship.
Jonathan journals about his conversation with Count Dracula regarding England and the new estate in London that Jonathan secured for him. He notices strange things about the Count and his castle that makes him feel uneasy and like a prisoner.
An evil prince and his mother, the queen, conspire to kill the prince’s brother who is good, kind, and handsome. The good prince (Leander) befriends a snake, which turns into a beautiful fairy. The fairy gives him a magical cap that can turn him invisible.
An unnamed narrator retells Augustus Bedloe's account of his strange experiences in the Ragged Mountains.
Eliza pays a visit to Higgins and Pickering.
Oliver is once again taken to see Mr. Brownlow. Mr. Brownlow and Miss Rose tell Nancy's story to Mrs. Maylie and Mr. Losberne.
Siegfried confronts the dragon and deals with Regin’s madness.
Watson and Holmes go to Cornwall where a man needs his help in solving a mystery concerning his two mad brothers and his dead sister.
Jurgis gets a job at Packingtown. Jurgis witnesses the processes inside a beef and pork packing plant.
Jack meets Corporal Rufus Smith. They visit the General. Rufus reminds the General that they are acquaintances and asks to be his gardener.
Pip prepares to leave for London feeling guilty about his behavior.
Marmeladov tells his story to Raskolnikov over a drink. Raskolnikov follows Marmeladov home and decides to share what little he has after viewing the level of poverty the family lives in.
A king and his wife make a bet, but the result is unfair to the queen, who is banished to the forest. There a farmer takes her in and she raises her son until he is eighteen. He leaves in search of adventure, only to find himself at his father’s castle. He is given seemingly impossible tasks, which he completes with the help of a fairy. Finally, the king is taught the error of his ways.
Catherine’s discovery is not so monumental and she takes it upon herself to learn more about the mysteries of the Tilney family.
Raskolnikov has a strange conversation with Zamyotov, the police inspector, at the local diner.
Hepzibah's nearsightedness and lack of education cause her to tend the store herself. This upsets her and she runs into the house crying.
Jo and Meg decision to attend a New Year's Eve party causes quite a commotion.
On his journey to Knowlesbury Walter is assaulted. He narrowly escapes days in jail by calling upon a friend. His discovery at the lawyers leads him to believe he has found out Sir Percival's secret. There is a shocking turn of events back at the church.
Noah and Charlotte, set to leave for London, encounter Fagin and Barney at the Three Cripples Inn.
The author describes the route from Ocala to Tampa Bay, focusing on the beauties he sees upon arriving in Tampa.
Elmer, feeling isolated and unhappy, lashes out at George.
The Water Rat informs Toad that Toad Hall has been taken over. Badger comes up with a plan to save Toad Hall.
Thoreau contemplates the benefits of solitary living.
A fairy tale about the gnome Rubezahl who tried to understand the trickery of man by capturing a princess and marrying her.