Behind the Scenes
Chapter 3: How I Gained My Freedom
by Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth is given the opportunity to purchase the freedom of herself and her son.
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Wuthering Heights
Chapter 4
by Emily Brontë
After returning from Wuthering Heights, Mr. Lockwood asks Nelly to tell him all about Mr. Heathcliff and his daughter-in-law.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 1: Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Surprised
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Mrs. Rachel Lynde receives word of a new addition to the Cuthbert home.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 22: The Smugglers
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Dantes becomes a successful smuggler while on board his new vessel.
Beyond the City
Chapter XIII: “In Strange Waters”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Admiral sets out to go back to sea and instead sees a moneylenders advertisement. He decides to borrow the money to pay the enormous debt and ends up in the shabby office of two scam artists. They try to make a deal and the Admiral refuses with the advice of Charles. Charles resolves to take him to Mrs. Westmacott’s lawyer.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 74: The Villefort Family Vault
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
After the funerals of Monsieur and Madame de Saint-Meran, Monsieur de Villefort begins to arrange the marriage of Valetine.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 51: In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Becky continues to the people of Vanity Fair with her charm, but many question the source of her wealth. Rawdon's debts catch up with him.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Tenth, Chapter 5
by Victor Hugo
King Louis XI, in Paris visiting, reviews the crown's expenditures, taking great pride in a specially designed cage in the Bastille. The Truand uprising continues as Gringoire is interrogated by the King.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXXIII
by Jane Austen
A run-in with John Dashwood reveals more about his character and nature.
Florida Trails
Chapter III: “St. Johns River: Along The River Margin”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator discusses loquat trees, riverbank fishing, and the habitat along the riverbanks of the St. Johns River.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 60: The Telegraph
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo arrives at the Villefort's residence to remind them of his upcoming party.
Main Street
Chapter 33
by Sinclair Lewis
Will requests that Carol no longer talk with Erik, hoping to avoid the spread of rumors throughout town. Erik's sudden departure greatly affects Carol. Carol and Will decide to take a vacation from Gopher Prairie.
Common Sense
Appendix
by Thomas Paine
Appendix to the work.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XVI: “Leave-Takings”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Coverdale decides to leave Blithedale for the city.
David Copperfield
Chapter 28: Mr. Micawber's Gauntlet
by Charles Dickens
The Micawbers and Tommy Traddles attend a dinner at David's apartment. Littimer visits David in search of Steerforth. David advises Tommy in regards to Mr. Micawber's situation.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XXI
by Jane Austen
Catherine makes some discoveries about Eleanor and is disturbed by a violent storm later that evening.
The Number Concept
“Chapter 4”
by Levi Leonard Conant, Ph. D.
This passage is a continuation of the author's discussion of number word origins.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part I, Chapter VII
by James Fenimore Cooper
Jack, Mulford, and Rose make plans. Rose is frustrated by her aunt's ignorance. The boat faces danger.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXIII: “Miriam and Hilda”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Miriam goes to Hilda and speaks of her own guilty feelings.
The Pink Fairy Book
Hans, the Mermaid’s Son
by Andrew Lang
A hard-working man disappears at sea for several days. Upon his return others notice the wonderful advantages he has, and the news spreads that he was with a mermaid. One day a boy arrives: it is the mermaid’s son.The boy is miraculous. He is bigger and stronger than any others. He leaves his father to earn his way in the world. He meets with a squire and agrees to do the work of twelve men for the food of twelve men. However, the squire soon wishes this man gone, and tries to find a way to be rid of him.
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part XII”
by Wilkie Collins
Their search leads Marian and Walter to the school, where they hear the story of the "ghost" seen by one of the students. Walter resolves to further their search that evening.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXV: “Sunshine”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
During his visit, Kenyon asks Donatello to let him mold a bust of him.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Introduction
by Frederick Douglass
Introduction by James McCune Smith.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 23: The Island of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Dantes visits the Island of Monte Cristo.
American Short Fiction
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
A superstitious schoolteacher comes to a mysterious end in the isolated glen of Sleepy Hollow.