The Time Machine
Chapter 7
by H.G. Wells
The Time Traveller begins to understand the relationship between the Morlocks and the Eloi. With nightfall approaching, the Time Traveller looks for a safe place to rest.
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Chapter 9
by James Weldon Johnson
The narrator leaves New York City and heads to Paris with his new friend. After spending a good deal of time together, they part company and the narrator heads for Boston.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaal
by Edgar Allan Poe
Hans Pfaal goes to great lengths to escape his creditors.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Premature Burial
by Edgar Allan Poe
The narrator's strange condition causes him to develop an acute fear.
Main Street
Chapter 4
by Sinclair Lewis
After taking a look around, Carol is unnerved by the stature and state of the buildings in Gopher Prairie. Bea Sorensen's tour of Gopher Prairie leaves her awestruck.
In the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 6
by W.H.G. Kingston
The men travel through the Keys and meet with more adventure.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXXIV: “Market-Day in Perugia”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Donatello and Kenyon wander through the markets in Perugia.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XIV: “Cleopatra”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
After much discussion, Kenyon unveils his latest statue, Cleopatra, to Miriam.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 3
by Emily Brontë
Zillah leads Mr. Lockwood to a room where Mr. Heathcliff allows no one to stay. Mr. Lockwood has two nightmares while sleeping in this room; he awakens Mr. Heathcliff when he screams during his nightmare.
Dracula
Chapter 26
by Bram Stoker
Mina helps the group determine Dracula’s intended destination. They split up in hopes of cataching him before it it too late.
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 12
by George Eliot
Molly and her child head for Raveloe, with the intention of revealing Godrey's secret. Silas awakens to find an uninvited guest in his home.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 13
by Emily Brontë
While Edgar nurses Catherine back to health, he discovers that Catherine is pregnant; he wishes for a male heir to prevent Heathcliff and Isabella from inheriting the Grange. Isabella sends Edgar a letter announcing her marriage to Heathcliff.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 7: “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
On the day before Christmas a man is caught in a fight and looses a goose and his hat. Sherlock Holmes is trying to figure out who the hat belongs to, when a blue carbuncle is found in the goose.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 28
by Emily Brontë
Nelly returns to the Grange after she is freed by Zillah to assure Edgar that Cathy is safe. She sends servants to bring Cathy back to the Grange, they come back empty handed. Cathy finally escapes with the help of Linton, and is reunited with Edgar right before he dies.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part II, Chapter IX
by James Fenimore Cooper
The fate of all is revealed. Spike has the chance to consider the faults and wrongs he has committed.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Preface and Letters
by Mary Shelley
The Preface explains the circumstances that led to the novel being written. The Letters are from Robert Walton to his sister, detailing his travels. In the fourth letter, Walton tells his sister about seeing a strange creature, and then about finding a starved man who he takes aboard and convinces to tell his story.
The Marble Faun
Chapter L: “Miriam, Hilda, Kenyon, Donatello”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda and Kenyon talk of religion and prayer.
Florida Trails
Chapter VIII: “Christmas at St. Augustine”
by Winthrop Packard
Through the use of broad imagery, the author describes the effect Christmas in St. Augustine has on him. He imagines Santa Claus’s night and what the nearby trees might be thinking.
Dracula
Chapter 12
by Bram Stoker
There is another attempt to save Lucy through a transfusion. News arrives from Mina and Jonathan. A change begins to take place in Lucy.
The Woman in White
EPOCH TWO: “The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe, Part III”
by Wilkie Collins
Marian worries about what sort of document Laura is supposed to sign. The group walks to the lake, where a discussion of murder and crime commences. Mention of the Catherick name causes a rapid departure of Sir Percival.
Great Expectations
Chapter 35
by Charles Dickens
Pip returns home for his sister's funeral. Pip makes a pledge to a skeptical Biddy.
The Iliad
Book 13: The Fourth Battle Continued, in which Neptune Assists the Greeks; The Acts of Idomeneus
by Homer
With Zeus absent from the field of battle, Poseidon gives some much needed assistance to the Greeks.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
King Pest - A Tale Containing an Allegory
by Edgar Allan Poe
Two drunken sailors happen upon a strange scene at the undertaker's shop.
Flappers and Philosophers
The Four Fists
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Samuel Meredith recalls some pivotal moments in his life.
American Short Fiction
The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Two children, Violet and Peony, construct a girl out of snow. This snow-image comes to life, however, their parents think she is a human girl and bring her inside where she promptly melts.