Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida
"Uncle Christopher’s ‘Great Scheme’"
by Kirk Munroe
Mark and Ruth spend time with Uncle Christopher. Mark attends mill school. In October, Mark, Ruth, Edna May, and Uncle Christopher take a voyage to Wakulla.
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The Teacher, concerning Kate Swift
by Sherwood Anderson
Kate, captivated by George, pays him a visit.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XXII
by Jane Austen
Catherine’s discovery is not so monumental and she takes it upon herself to learn more about the mysteries of the Tilney family.
Great Expectations
Chapter 7
by Charles Dickens
Pip becomes acquainted with Biddy. Pip is to be sent to the home of Miss Havisham to play.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 36
by Jack London
Hump and Maud continue to salvage the vessel, while foiling a would be saboteur.
Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
"Roads"
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author gives a description of his travels across the English countryside.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 52: Toxicology
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo speaks to Madame Villefort about poisons and chemistry.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 15
by Mary Shelley
The monster finds a satchel with clothes and books and decides to study the books to learn more about the world. He decides to win over the blind old man in the cottage, that the cottagers might befriend him. However, when the other discover him, they run him off because they are appalled by his appearance.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Tenth, Chapter 1
by Victor Hugo
Pierre Gringoire, currently studying architecture in Paris, is approached by a distraught and unhealthy Claude Frollo. Claude Frollo presents a plan to Gringoire that will allow the condemned Esmeralda to escape death. in turn, Gringoire proposes a plan of his own.
Winesburg, Ohio
Drink, concerning Tom Foster
by Sherwood Anderson
An intoxicated Tom Foster has a conversation with George Willard.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XIX: “Zenobia’s Drawing-Room”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Zenobia and Coverdale meet again, though much has changed since their first meeting at Blithedale.
The Time Machine
Chapter 5
by H.G. Wells
The Time Traveller, concerned with the disappearance of the time machine, searches frantically for his invention. The Time Traveller inquires about the sphinx statue, and reconsiders his previous theories. Through a heroic act, the Time Traveller makes a friend. The Time Traveller encounters another creature from the future.
Crime and Punishment
Part 3, Chapter 4
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Sonia invites Raskolnikov to Marmeladov's funeral. Raskolnikov makes a request of Razumikhin, before teasing him about his feelings for Dunya.
The Jungle
Chapter 16
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis is charged with assault and battery, and spends Christmas Eve in jail.
David Copperfield
Chapter 63: A VIsitor
by Charles Dickens
Mr. Peggotty pays a visit to David and Agnes.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Mesmeric Revelation
by Edgar Allan Poe
A doctor has a rather unusual conversation with a dying patient.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 99: The Law
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Madame Danglers visits Villefort to talk to him about Andrea.
Main Street
Chapter 22
by Sinclair Lewis
Carols discontent with small town life continues to grow. Vida and Carol continue to argue about life in Gopher Prairie.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter IV: “The Supper-Table”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The community is interrupted during their first evening together by the arrival of Hollingsworth and a mysterious stranger.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 6
by Emily Brontë
Hindley returns for his father's funeral and brings home his wife, Frances, who both disregard Catherine and Heathcliff, until they disappear one day. Upon their return, Hindley threatens Heathcliff with banishment if he ever speaks to Catherine again.
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
The Struggle for Human Rights, Paris, France, September 28, 1948
by Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt discusses the importance human rights.
The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 18
by Edith Wharton
Newland and Ellen discuss possible futures.
Main Street
Chapter 11
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol is disappointed by her experience at the Thanatopsis Club.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter VIII: “Statement of Israel Stakes”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A Presbyterian minister gives an authentic account to Jack the narrator.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher
by Edgar Allan Poe
An old friend is summoned to his childhood friend’s home to comfort him during his final days of an illness only to witness strange and horrifying happenings in the House of Usher.