Vanity Fair
Chapter 25: In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Amelia fools everyone but Dobbin. Rawdon's disappointment amuses Becky.
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The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 7: Of the Black Belt
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois discusses Albany, the heart of the Black Belt of the South.
American Short Fiction
Rip Van Winkle
by Washington Irving
An idle villager experiences some strange events while taking a walk in the mountains.
At the Dry Tortugas During the War
“At the Dry Tortugas During the War, Part 3”
by Emily Holder
The following is an account written by Emily Holder describing her memories of Fort Jefferson. They tell the poignant and often fascinating story of the hardships, isolation and drama of daily life at the Dry Tortugas in the nineteenth century.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Chapter 5
by James Weldon Johnson
The narrator finds a boarding house for “colored people” and becomes acquainted with the local black citizens.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Seventh, Chapter 1
by Victor Hugo
Fleur-de-Lys' and two young heiresses gossip in a house across from the Notre Dame in the presence of a young captain, Phoebus de Chateaupers. The captain, having been born into nobility, currently finds himself ill at ease in polite society. Phoebus, having witnessed a performance by Esmeralda, approaches her to discuss the actions of Quasimodo.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 45: The Rain of Blood
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Bertuccio finishes telling his story for why he fears the house Auteuil to the Count of Monte Cristo. The Count and Bertuccio then return to the house in Paris.
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe, Part I”
by Wilkie Collins
An excerpt from Marian's diary reveals the events at Limmeridge house after Mr. Gilmore's departure. Laura attempts to free herself from the prospect of marriage by revealing a secret, but Sir Percival's reaction is not as she supposed. Marian shares news of Walter's departure.
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.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part II, Chapter III
by James Fenimore Cooper
The group argues over the continuation of their plans. They discuss the reasons for rejoining the Swash.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Eleventh, Chapter 1
by Victor Hugo
Esmeralda, awakened by the Truand's attack, is visited by Gringoire and a cloaked stranger. Claude Frollo presents Esmeralda with two choices. An angered Claude Frollo takes Esmeralda to see the recluse.
Agnes Grey
Chapter VII: Horton Lodge
by Anne Brontë
Agnes Grey describes her new position and the family for whom she works.
Crime and Punishment
Part 2, Chapter 1
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A restless and delirious Raskolnikov receives a summons from the police station.
The Colored Cadet at West Point
Chapter 16: Smith at West Point
by Henry O. Flipper
The author tells the story of James Webster Smith.
The Iliad
Book 17: The Seventh Battle, For the Body of Patroclus—The Acts of Menelaus
by Homer
The Trojans and Greeks fight over Patroclus' body.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Tenth, Chapter 4
by Victor Hugo
Quasimodo, still feeling uneasy from the previous weeks events, witnesses a gathering crowd approaching Notre Dame, and resolves to protect Esmeralda. Quasimodo defends the cathedral, killing many of the Truands in the process. Jehan, having climbed to the top of the gallery, encounters Quasimodo.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 22: Liberty Attained
by Frederick Douglass
Now a fugitive slave, Mr. Douglass must be careful who he trusts.
Babbitt
Chapter 29
by Sinclair Lewis
George's involvement with Tanis begins to take a toll on his health and reputation. George receives his first invitation into the Good Citizen's League.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 6: “The Reigate Puzzle”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes becomes involved with a case that involves a robbery of an invaluable assortment of things and then the murder of a coachman of a nearby estate.
Jane Eyre
Chapter XXVII
by Charlotte Brontë
After falling asleep for a short while, Jane awakes to the realization that she must leave Thornfield. When she steps out of her room, she finds Rochester waiting in a chair on the threshold. To Rochester’s assurances that he never meant to wound her, and to his pleas of forgiveness, Jane is silent, although she confides to the reader that she forgave him on the spot. Jane suddenly feels faint, and Rochester carries her to the library to revive her. He then offers her a new proposal—to leave England with him for the South of France, where they will live together as husband and wife. Jane refuses, explaining that no matter how Rochester chooses to view the situation, she will never be more than a mistress to him while Bertha is alive. Rochester realizes that he must explain why he does not consider himself married, and he launches into the story of his past.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 22”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
David Copperfield
Chapter 11: I Begin Life on My Own Account, and Don't Like It
by Charles Dickens
David, now in London, works at Mr. Murdstone's winery. Mr. Micawber is sent away.
Flappers and Philosophers
The Four Fists
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Samuel Meredith recalls some pivotal moments in his life.
A Little Princess
Chapter 15: The Magic
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Miss Minchin scolds the cook, which results in Sara being on the wrong end of the cooks temper.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 14
by James Fenimore Cooper
A battle between the English and French puts the group in harms way as they move towards the fort. Munro and his daughters are reunited.