The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 78: We Hear From Yanina
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
A newspaper prints an article which slanders the name of Fernand de Morcerf.
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Crime and Punishment
Part 3, Chapter 5
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Razumikhin is embaressed by Raskolikov's behavior. Porfiry questions Raskolikov about the crime at the pawnbrokers.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 9
by Emily Brontë
In a fit of rage Hindley throws Hareton over the balcony, fortunately Heathcliff is there to catch him. Catherine agrees to marry Edgar and tells Nelly, Heathcliff overhears their conversation and leaves Wuthering Heights for three years. Upset when Heathcliff leaves Catherine waits out in the rain for him, catches a fever, and almost dies; during her recovery Mr. and Mrs. Linton catch her fever and they both die. Catherine and Edgar marry three years after their death, and Nelly moves to Thrushcross Grange with them.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XV: “The Scowl and Smile”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The house becomes dreary when Phoebe leaves. The Judge pays a visit to Hepzibah much to her chagrin. He asks to speak to Clifford about hidden gold and when Hepzibah refuses, the Judge threatens to lock Clifford in an asylum. Hepzibah relents.
The Jungle
Chapter 28
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis attends another political meeting and is revitalized by the message.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 2
by Edgar Allan Poe
In the pursuit of greater sailing adventures, Pym and Augustus decide to become stowaways.
Stories from Around the World
“The Peasant Story of Napoleon”
by Honoré de Balzac
A story about Napoleon doing all he did because he was immortal, a chosen man of God.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 9: “The Greek Interpreter”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A man comes to Mycroft Holmes and tells him of his strange encounter. Sherlock Holmes then becomes involved because of his brother’s laziness.
David Copperfield
Chapter 5: I Am Sent Away
by Charles Dickens
David is sent to Salem House by Mr. Mudstone.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Tenth, Chapter 5
by Victor Hugo
King Louis XI, in Paris visiting, reviews the crown's expenditures, taking great pride in a specially designed cage in the Bastille. The Truand uprising continues as Gringoire is interrogated by the King.
Pygmalion
Act 2
by George Bernard Shaw
Eliza pays a visit to Higgins and Pickering.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter VII: “The Guest”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Phoebe helps Hepzibah make breakfast while noticing her strange behavior. Clifford comes downsrtairs to breakfast and ignores his sister, Hepzibah. When she explains her new occupation as shopkeeper, Clifford assures her that he is not ashamed of her, but weeps over his own life.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XVIII: “Governor Pyncheon”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The narrator directly addresses the Judge as if he were merely sleeping.
Main Street
Chapter 10
by Sinclair Lewis
While touring the outskirts of Gopher Prairie, Carol meets Miles Bjornstam, the town sole Democrat. Carol unsuccessfully attempts to introduce Will to the art of Poetry. A less opinionated Carol finds greater acceptance with the ladies of the Jolly Seventeen.
Main Street
Chapter 5
by Sinclair Lewis
Will and Carol attend a part at Sam Clark's house where they are introduced to the young up and comers of Gopher Prairie. Carol finds the conservative opinions of Gopher Prairie's citizens to be contrary to her own.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter VII: “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
When someone blackmails Lady Eva Blackwell, Holmes is called to the case. He disguises himself as a plumber and goes undercover to catch the blackmailer.
David Copperfield
Chapter 39: Wickfield and Heep
by Charles Dickens
David drops by to check on Miss Betsey's house, then head to Canterbury to visit old friends. Uriah Heep and his mother dominate affairs at the Wickfield estate.
The Wind in the Willows
Wayfarers All
by Kenneth Grahame
Rat is about to leave on another adventure with the Sea Rat, but is stopped by Mole before departing.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 17
by James Fenimore Cooper
The English leave the fort only to encounter a ruthless attack by the Indians. In the chaos that follows, Maqua takes another hostage.
David Copperfield
Chapter 42: Mischief
by Charles Dickens
Mr. Wickfield and Agnes visit the Strongs. David's encounter with Uriah leaves him feeling morally inferior.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 4: “The Gloria Scott”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
While in college, Holmes visits a friend and strikes a tender spot when talking to his friend’s father. This leads him into his investigation of a mystery involving blackmail.
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Economy
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau attempts to illustrate the benefits of a simplified lifestyle.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter IV: “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes is contacted by Violet Smith. When she is followed by a strange man in a bicycle, Holmes decides to get to the bottom of it. When Violet is abducted, Holmes goes after the cyclist and discovers they’re both on the same side. Holmes tracks down the killers.
Jane Eyre
Chapter XXIV
by Charlotte Brontë
Preparations for Jane and Rochester’s wedding do not run smoothly. Mrs. Fairfax treats Jane coldly because she doesn’t realize that Jane was already engaged to Rochester when she allowed him to kiss her. But even after she learns the truth, Mrs. Fairfax maintains her disapproval of the marriage. Jane feels unsettled, almost fearful, when Rochester calls her by what will soon be her name, Jane Rochester. Jane explains that everything feels impossibly ideal, like a fairy-tale or a daydream. Rochester certainly tries to turn Jane into a Cinderella-like figure: he tells her he will dress her in jewels and in finery befitting her new social station, at which point Jane becomes terrified and self-protective. She has a premonitory feeling that the wedding will not happen, and she decides to write her uncle, John Eyre, who is in Madeira. Jane reasons that if John Eyre were to make her his heir, her inheritance might put her on more equal footing with Rochester, which would make her feel less uncomfortable about the marriage.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
“Chapter 10: Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Jekyll’s explanation of events. (Longmans, Green and co., 1886)