The Marble Faun
Chapter VI: “The Virgin’s Shrine”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Leaving her studio, Miriam goes to the statue of the virgin. She and Hilda talk about religion.
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Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida
"Buried in an Underground River"
by Kirk Munroe
Mark falls into a sink hole. His father gets to him in time and brings him home to revive him.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 115: Luigi Vampa's Bill of Fare
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Danglers learns that in order to eat while imprisoned he must pay a large sum for his food.
His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box"
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Miss Cushing receives a parcel in the mail that contains two severed human ears and Sherlock Holmes helps to crack the case involving her sister.
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
The Ponds
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau observes and documents the geography of Walden Pond as well as other neighboring bodies of water.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The Jew’s Breastplate”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A museum of fine Oriental archaeology is passed to a new owner who is a close friend of the narrator. After receiving an anonymous warning letter, the museum is robbed. The letter is a warning to the new owner to have more than one guard on watch and is written in a script similar to that of the previous owner.
Winesburg, Ohio
The Untold Lie, concerning Ray Pearson
by Sherwood Anderson
Hal Winter's situation causes a brief feeling of bitterness to overcome Ray Pearson.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about a girl rejected by her father. She falls in love with the son of an ogre and has a girl that is to be eaten by him. Instead the mother gives her to an old woman who raises her at the bottom of the lake. She is able to return to her family as a woman.
Moby Dick
Chapter 102: A Bower in the Arsacides
by Herman Melville
Ishmael recalls a sperm whale skeleton in Tranque.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XXIII: “A Village-Hall”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Once again, the Veiled Lady returns. Coverdale encounters several of his Blithedale companions.
The Woman in White
EPOCH THREE: “The Story Continued by Walter Hartright, Part VII”
by Wilkie Collins
Mrs. Clements describes Anne's childhood and the scandal that surrounded her mother and Sir Percival.
Main Street
Chapter 1
by Sinclair Lewis
The reader is introduced to Carol Milford, a beautiful, young woman trying to find her place in the world. Fearing a mundane life, Carol turns down a suitor in order to pursue a more bohemian lifestyle.
Dracula
Chapter 20
by Bram Stoker
Harker determines the location of the missing boxes, and the men decide they must act quickly. Renfield is involved in a mysterious accident.
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.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 6: “The Magic Locket”
by Lewis Carroll
Sylvia and Bruno, along with their dad who was made king of elfland, eat the local fruit.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
Joseph Louis Lagrange
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of Joseph Louis Lagrange.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 4: Congratulatory
by Charles Dickens
Darnay exits the courtroom and is eventually joined by Sydney Carton, whose appearance strongly resembles Darnay's.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 35: La Mazzolata
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Franz and Albert join the Count of Monte Cristo for breakfast and then an execution.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 10: The P.C. and P.O.
by Louisa May Alcott
The secretive Pickwick Club is disclosed to the reader.
Treasure Island
Part Six: Captain Silver, Chapter 32: The Treasure-Hunt—The Voice Among the Trees
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Nearing the treasure, the pirates hear a high voice singing the Flint’s last words. They believe it’s his ghost but continue forward. They discover the treasure missing.
Dickens' Christmas Stories
A Christmas Tree
by Charles Dickens
The author shares some of his Christmas experiences and memories regarding the meaning of the Christmas tree.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XLIX: “A Frolic of the Carnival”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The sculptor tries to follow the figures wearing black masks.
Japanese Fairy Tales
My Lord Bag of Rice
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A Japanese warrior defends the Dragon King by killing his enemy, the monster centipede. In gratitude the Dragon King gives the warrior several presents, including a bag of rice that never runs out, and he comes to be known as My Lord Bag of Rice.
Dracula
Chapter 13
by Bram Stoker
There is a funeral for the deceased. Mina and Harker have a disturbing run-in with a mysterious man in London. Children of the town are attacked by the “Bloofer Lady.”
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.