Vanity Fair
Chapter 14: Miss Crawley at Home
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Miss Matilda visits Amelia. Sir Pitt presents Becky with a proposition.
Miss Matilda visits Amelia. Sir Pitt presents Becky with a proposition.
Du Bois tells the story of Alexander Crummell.
Abbe has his third attack.
Ahab comes at Moby Dick head on. Crew members are lost when things do not go as planned.
Hester’s one consolation is her daughter, Pearl, who is described in great detail in this chapter.
A wealthy man uses his great fortune to create a fantastic landscape.
Father Mapple delivers his sermon.
Land, Conseil, and Aronnax continue to discuss the possibility of escaping the Nautilus, although some are more enthusiastic than others.
William looks forward to his first day at the girls' school. He again meets with M. Reuter.
The "Mender of Roads" tells the story of the Marquis' assassin to Monsieur Defarge.
Once again, the Veiled Lady returns. Coverdale encounters several of his Blithedale companions.
Rosa departs the garden hastily in search of more secure surroundings.
The Count of Monte Cristo arrives at Albert's home for breakfast, as promised three months earlier.
Rat and Mole are find a missing child with the help of a mythical creature.
A biography of Joseph Louis Lagrange.
Newland warns Ellen about the possible outcome of the divorce.
Raskolnikov fearing the police suspect him of the murders, has a strange encounter with a stranger on the street.
Bertuccio tells his story to the Count of Monte Cristo.
Phoebe is mesmerized by the story and tells Holgrave that she must return home for a short time. Holgrave tells Phoebe his feelings about Hepzibah and Clifford and that he senses trouble. Phoebe leaves.
Thoreau discusses classic literature and its benefits.
Aware of Esmeralda's love for Captain Phoebus, Quasimodo decides to grab the attention of the young captain.
Phoebe wanders into the gardens and meets Holgrave. Phoebe walks into the house to see Hepzibah acting very strangely.
Madame Danglers visits Monsieur Villefort.
The narrator covers the events of the years after Hester’s imprisonment.