David Copperfield
Chapter 13: The Sequel of My Resolution
by Charles Dickens
David arrives at Aunt Betsey's house.
David arrives at Aunt Betsey's house.
A banker makes a very big loan to a prominent customer and receives a beryl coronet to hold. He discovers his son trying to harm it and he has a case against him when he begs for the expert help of Sherlock Holmes.
A man in desperate need of money contacts his eccentric cousin in hopes of borrowing it from him. Although his cousin is friendly, the wife is unwelcoming. However, nothing can prepare him for his encounter with the Brazilian Cat that is ferocious.
Abbe teaches Dantes all he knows, and the two form a plot for escape.
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.
Marlow recounts his journey up the Congo River to the narrator and his fellow travelers.
A superstitious schoolteacher comes to a mysterious end in the isolated glen of Sleepy Hollow.
Amelia fools everyone but Dobbin. Rawdon's disappointment amuses Becky.
Uriah Heep's dealings come to light.
Lord Bellinger and Trelawney Hope come to Holmes to explain about a stolen document. When Watson tells Holmes that one of his known spies has been murdered, they must solve the case.
Sherlock Holmes investigates the disappearance of a race horse and the murder of its trainer.
Du Bois discusses the period of history from 1861 to 1872, as it relates to the American Negro.
Ishmael retells a story from the a gam with the whaling ship Town-Ho.
William seeks out his missing pupil, deciding that she is the woman destined to be his wife.
Years have passed. The narrator reveals what Dorian’s life has become.
Thoreau observes and documents the geography of Walden Pond as well as other neighboring bodies of water.
Mulford swims for the boat. The group is reunited with Captain Spike, who tries to rid himself of Mulford.
With some assistance from the gods, Priam retrieves the body of Hector.
History is within everyone, so living life is the best way to know history/people/life. History books should be written from this more open, organic perspective. Someone experiencing life is closer to true knowledge than someone who reads about it.
There is a misunderstanding between the Captain and Mrs. Budd. The ship is stopped by a cruiser.
Higgins and Pickering attempt to make amends with Eliza.
Signor Pastrini tells Franz and Albert the tales of Luigi Vampa.
A biography of Sir Isaac Newton.
The author describes the first inhabitants of Florida and the gruesome battles.