The Marble Faun
Chapter XI: “Fragmentary Sentences”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Miriam talks to the model of death. She fears he might be crazy.
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Jane Eyre
Chapter IX
by Charlotte Brontë
In the spring, life at Lowood briefly seems happier, but the damp forest dell in which the school resides is a breeding-ground for typhus, and in the warm temperatures more than half the girls fall ill with the disease. Jane remains healthy and spends her time playing outdoors with a new friend, Mary Ann Wilson. Helen is sick, but not with typhus—Jane learns the horrific news that her friend is dying of consumption. One evening, Jane sneaks into Miss Temple’s room to see Helen one last time. Helen promises Jane that she feels little pain and is happy to be leaving the world’s suffering behind. Jane takes Helen into her arms, and the girls fall asleep. During the night, Helen dies. Her grave is originally unmarked, but fifteen years after her death, a gray marble tablet is placed over the spot (presumably by Jane), bearing the single word Resurgam, Latin for “I shall rise again.”
The Four Million
"An Adjustment of Nature"
by O. Henry
A young man deceives a rich fellow in order to prevent him from marrying a waitress.
The Red Badge of Courage
Chapter 22
by Stephen Crane
The enemy makes another charge. As the battle continues, Henry observes that his fellow soldiers are losing their will to fight.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 58: M. Noirtier de Villefort
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Monsieur Noirtier speaks to Valentine about her upcoming marriage to Franz.
Babbitt
Chapter 13
by Sinclair Lewis
George appointment as an official delegate comes with newfound sense respect.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 92: The Suicide
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Fernand de Morcerf visits the house of the Count of Monte Cristo.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Preface
by Lewis Carroll
The preface to the book.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 22: The Sea Still Rises
by Charles Dickens
The peasants, led by Madame Defarge, exact revenge.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
The monkey and the crab were playing along the river. The monkey finds a persimmon seed and the crab a rice dumpling; the monkey convinces the crab to exchange the items. The crab grows a tree from the seed, and asks the monkey to help him pick the fruit. The monkey is greedy, and eats all the fruit and then throws hard seeds at the crab, killing him. The crab’s son plans revenge on the monkey, eventually killing him.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 7: More Confidences Than One
by Charles Dickens
Neville confides his past to the Reverend, openly admitting to feelings of "bitter hatred". Neville and the Reverend Crisparkle briefly discuss the situation between Edwin and Rosa.
The Olive Fairy Book
The Snake Prince
by Traditional
An old woman who has nothing finds a snake in her water jar, and wishes for death. Instead, she discovers a necklace, which earns her wealth. The king buys the necklace, but finds it replaced with the son he so desires.The prince and princess are wed, but she wishes to know the secret of the prince. He warns her of the consequences, which come to pass when he reveals the secret. The princess must work to break the enchantment to get back her prince.
In the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 14
by W.H.G. Kingston
The men find a fort. Carlos takes out his anger on Spotted Wolf.
Moby Dick
Chapter 70: The Sphynx
by Herman Melville
Ishmael describes the beheading of the whale. Ahab's behavior continues to alarm the crew.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XVI
by Jane Austen
The chapter reveals Catherine’s impressions of the Tilneys and introduces an interesting scene about a letter from James.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 15: “In Nibelungen Land Again”
by James Baldwin
Siegfried returns to Nibelungen, and Alberich tells a tale.
The Prince
Chapter 7: Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either by the Arms of Others or by Good Fortune
by Niccolo Machiavelli
Maintaining power when it is achieved by the use of wealth, and the importance of loyalty.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 22: “The Holy Fountain”
by Mark Twain
The abbot is relieved to see the Yankee and insists he start at once. The Yankee declines saying that he is waiting for Merlin to finish. However, it’s a front as he is waiting for supplies from Camelot. The Yankee sees Merlin at the Holy Fountain (an ordinary well) trying spells. The Yankee goes down into the well and discovers the simple problem.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Third, Chapter 2
by Victor Hugo
The narrator gives a detailed description of Paris and its ever-changing architecture.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Chapter 5
by James Weldon Johnson
The narrator finds a boarding house for “colored people” and becomes acquainted with the local black citizens.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 19: The Third Attack
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Abbe has his third attack.
Romeo and Juliet
Act 4, Scene 1
by William Shakespeare
Juliet encounters Paris, who has come seeking counsel of his own, in the Friar's cell. Upon Paris' departure, Friar Lawrence devises a plan to spare Juliet from being wed.
Tales of the Jazz Age
May Day Chapter VIII
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 114: Peppino
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Danglers is captured by Luigi Vampa on his way out of Rome.
The Time Machine
Chapter 10
by H.G. Wells
The Time Traveller finds the machine, barely escaping with his life.