The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Ligeia
by Edgar Allan Poe
The narrator experiences tragedy, but is reunited with his love through an unconventional occurrence.
The narrator experiences tragedy, but is reunited with his love through an unconventional occurrence.
Miss Matilda visits Amelia. Sir Pitt presents Becky with a proposition.
The Count of Monte Cristo arrives at Albert's home for breakfast, as promised three months earlier.
Hindley gets drunk at Catherine's funeral and tells Isabella that he is going to kill Heathcliff. When Isabella tells Heathcliff this information he breaks into the house and beats Hindley. Hindley dies six months later leaving deep debt, and the mortgage in Heathcliff's possession. Isabella leaves for London, and has a son Linton. Nelly returns to Wuthering Heights to sort out funeral arrangements and to check on Hareton; Heathcliff refuses to allow Hareton near Nelly.
Inspector Stanley Hopkins asks Holmes to investigate the murder of Willoughby Smith, a murder with no apparent motive. Holmes, along with Dr. Watson and Inspector Hopkins, must get to the bottom of the mystery.
The author shares some of his Christmas experiences and memories regarding the meaning of the Christmas tree.
With the arrival of spring, Thoreau finally departs from Walden Pond.
Madame de Saint-Meran falls ill and dies, the doctor treating her suspects foul play.
Zeus issues an order to the gods. The Trojans and Greeks continue to battle.
Holmes and Watson are visited by John Hector McFarlane. A murder occurs at Jonas Oldacre’s house in Norwood and McFarlane is accused. Holmes follows the clues to deduce that Oldacre faked his death.
Abbe teaches Dantes all he knows, and the two form a plot for escape.
A man comes to Sherlock Holmes seeking advice about the disappearance of a bizarre society of red-headed young men that are funded by a man who sympathized with red-headed men.
Jurgis pleads Marija to quit the brothel, but she refuses. Jurgis attends a Socialist Party function the day before nationwide election. Election results show promise for the socialist movement.
The story of Achilles and Agamemnon is told. The Gods nearly come to blows as a result of mortal conflict.
An evil prince and his mother, the queen, conspire to kill the prince’s brother who is good, kind, and handsome. The good prince (Leander) befriends a snake, which turns into a beautiful fairy. The fairy gives him a magical cap that can turn him invisible.
The men return from their journey. There is a fire. The fate of Oceola is revealed.
Jurgis and Ona celebrate their wedding, however so little money is received from the guest that Jurgis can't pay for the reception. Jurgis vows to work harder. Jurgis and Ona's past in Lithuania is revisited.
Holgrave tells Phoebe the story of the Pyncheon curse involving Matthew Maule, Gervayse Pyncheon and his daughter Alice.
Ishmael retells a story from the a gam with the whaling ship Town-Ho.
Jane has heard that it is a bad omen to dream of children, and now she has dreams on seven consecutive nights involving babies. She learns that her cousin John Reed has committed suicide, and that her aunt, Mrs. Reed, has suffered a stroke and is nearing death. Jane goes to Gateshead, where she is reunited with Bessie. She also sees her cousins Eliza and Georgiana. Eliza is plain and plans to enter a convent, while Georgiana is as beautiful as ever. Ever since Eliza ruined Georgiana’s hopes of eloping with a young man, the two sisters have not gotten along. Jane tries to patch things up with Mrs. Reed, but the old woman is still full of hostility toward her late husband’s favorite. One day, Mrs. Reed gives Jane a letter from her father’s brother, John Eyre. He declares that he wishes to adopt Jane and bequeath her his fortune. The letter is three years old; out of malice, Mrs. Reed did not forward it to Jane when she received it. In spite of her aunt’s behavior, Jane tries once more to smooth relations with the dying woman. But Mrs. Reed refuses, and, at midnight, she dies.
Sinbad the Sailor spends an evening with Franz on the Island of Monte Cristo.
Marjorie's attempts to improve Bernice's social skills has unexpected consequences.
William seeks out his missing pupil, deciding that she is the woman destined to be his wife.
Alexander Pope's introduction to the work.
Watson and Holmes go to Cornwall where a man needs his help in solving a mystery concerning his two mad brothers and his dead sister.