Crime and Punishment
Part 1, Chapter 5
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov dreams of his childhood. A chance encounter leaves Raskolnikov feeling out of sorts.
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Great Expectations
Chapter 18
by Charles Dickens
Pip is given good news by the lawyer Jaggers.
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 11
by George Eliot
The reader is introduced some additional members of the Lammeter family. Godfrey makes a request of Nancy at the Christmas dance.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XLIX: “A Frolic of the Carnival”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The sculptor tries to follow the figures wearing black masks.
Crime and Punishment
Part 3, Chapter 6
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov fearing the police suspect him of the murders, has a strange encounter with a stranger on the street.
Jane Eyre
Chapter XXVII
by Charlotte Brontë
After falling asleep for a short while, Jane awakes to the realization that she must leave Thornfield. When she steps out of her room, she finds Rochester waiting in a chair on the threshold. To Rochester’s assurances that he never meant to wound her, and to his pleas of forgiveness, Jane is silent, although she confides to the reader that she forgave him on the spot. Jane suddenly feels faint, and Rochester carries her to the library to revive her. He then offers her a new proposal—to leave England with him for the South of France, where they will live together as husband and wife. Jane refuses, explaining that no matter how Rochester chooses to view the situation, she will never be more than a mistress to him while Bertha is alive. Rochester realizes that he must explain why he does not consider himself married, and he launches into the story of his past.
Heart of Darkness
Part 2
by Joseph Conrad
Marlow overhears a conversation regarding Kurtz. Marlow starts his journey up river to visit Kurtz accompanied a by the local natives.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 14: The Honest Tradesman
by Charles Dickens
Cruncher follows a funeral procession for Roger Cly. Cruncher is followed by his son when he revisits the grave later that night.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 17
by Emily Brontë
Hindley gets drunk at Catherine's funeral and tells Isabella that he is going to kill Heathcliff. When Isabella tells Heathcliff this information he breaks into the house and beats Hindley. Hindley dies six months later leaving deep debt, and the mortgage in Heathcliff's possession. Isabella leaves for London, and has a son Linton. Nelly returns to Wuthering Heights to sort out funeral arrangements and to check on Hareton; Heathcliff refuses to allow Hareton near Nelly.
Crime and Punishment
Part 3, Chapter 2
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Razumikhin awakens the next morning greatly regretting the previous night. Dunya, Pulcheria, and Razumikhin visit Raslolnikov.
Crime and Punishment
Part 1, Chapter 7
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov's attack on Alyona and Lizaveta is interrupted suddenly by two men. Raskolnikov narrowly escapes.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XIV: “Phoebe’s Good Bye”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Phoebe is mesmerized by the story and tells Holgrave that she must return home for a short time. Holgrave tells Phoebe his feelings about Hepzibah and Clifford and that he senses trouble. Phoebe leaves.
Babbitt
Chapter 24
by Sinclair Lewis
George's visit with Riesling leaves him feeling depressed and despondent. An attractive widow, Tanis Judique, drops by George's office for some assistance.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXXVII: “The Emptiness of Picture-Galleries”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda wanders through a picture gallery and feels the weariness and lonliness that accompanies it.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 2
by Emily Brontë
When Mr. Lockwood returns for a second visit to Wuthering Heights, he gets stranded there due to a snowstorm. As he tries to leave the property without a guide he borrows Joseph's lantern, and is then stopped and pinned down by Mr. Heathcliff's dogs, forcing him to stay the night.
The Wind in the Willows
The River Bank
by Kenneth Grahame
Mole is busy with spring-cleaning when he feels compelled to visit the world above. Mole and Rat take a trip up the river.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 8: Private and Confidential
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Rebecca describes the Crawley family to Amelia. Rebecca meets her charges.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 57: Eothen
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Amelia continues to feel a sense of obligation and duty, devoting her life to her father. Major Dobbin heads home and runs into an old friend on the way. Upon the receipt of good news, Dobbin's spirit is lifted.
The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne
Chapter VIII
by Ann Radcliffe
Edmund arrives in Osbert’s cell, ready to enact the escape. Various obstacles arise during the attempted escape. Matilda and Mary learn of the fate of their loved ones.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 67: At the Office of the King's Attorney
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Madame Danglers visits Monsieur Villefort.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Second, Chapter 6
by Victor Hugo
After a run-in with a group of beggars, Gringoire is take before the "King".
The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 5: “Hester at Her Needle”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The narrator covers the events of the years after Hester’s imprisonment.
The Jungle
Chapter 25
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis' money is stolen by a dishonest bartender. Jurgis is imprisoned again after assaulting the bartender. Jack encounters Jack Duane for the second time while in prison. After his release from prison, Jurgis begins to work for organized crime.
The Jungle
Chapter 2
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis looks for work and is temporarily hired at Brown and Company. More of Jurgis's and Ona's life in Lithuania is revisited. Their decision to immigrate to Chicago is met with a series of encounters with corrupt agents and officials.
The Jungle
Chapter 21
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis begins working at a steel mill, however the distance to work only allows him to see his family on the weekends. Marija and Elzbieta both find work as the family prepares for the upcoming winter. Jurgis experiences another tragedy.