Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Chapter 10. “The Braided Man of Pyramid Mountain”
by L. Frank Baum
A crazy old man sells Dorothy and the gang his useless wares.
A crazy old man sells Dorothy and the gang his useless wares.
Victor studies with enthusiasm and ignores his social life. He learns all his teachers have to teach him and begins his fascinating and absorbing work on an animate being because of his fixation on discovering the secret of life.
Hector charges the Greek ramparts, pushing the Achaeans back to their ships.
David runs into Mr. Peggotty, who is still searching for Little Em'ly.
With the departure of the master's wife, Black Beauty's easy life in Birkshire begins to change dramatically.
While in hiding upon ship, Pym receives a strange and ominous message.
Polynesia gives word to Gub-Gub before Prince Bumpo pays a visit to Doctor Dolittle. After the doctor fulfills his promise, Prince Bumpo prepares a ship for the parting doctor. Doctor Dolittle and the animals head back to Puddleby.
There is fear brought on by snakes and mysterious gunshots. The men set up camp.
Jurgis begins working at a steel mill, however the distance to work only allows him to see his family on the weekends. Marija and Elzbieta both find work as the family prepares for the upcoming winter. Jurgis experiences another tragedy.
Catherine returns to Wuthering Heights after a five week transformation from wild girl to young lady, all Mrs. Linton's work. Upon her return, Heathcliff is upset at her changes in appearance and attitude. The Linton's are invited to dinner by Hindley, and Heathcliff is forbidden to join them.
One evening, David is called into the Steerforth home, where he is told news about Little Em'ly.
Mr. Micawber considers a move abroad. Tommy Traddles has good news for both the Wickfield's and Miss Betsey. David and Miss Betsey attend a funeral.
Mr. Marvel meets The Invisible Man and finds him to be very demanding. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
Jo's return home leaves Laurie with a broken heart.
The Elmers board a train for the first time and then board a schooner called the Nancy Bell. They offer Jan Jensen a job.
An old woman finds a large peach in a river, and when she and her husband cut it open to eat it, they find a child inside. They are overjoyed to now have a son to ease their lonely days. When the boy is fifteen, he goes off to rid the land of devils who live on an island, and takes a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant with him. He is victorious over the devils and returns home to live happily with his parents.
The crew board the harpoon boats. New crew members make their presence known.
Raskolnikov's goes to trial and is sentenced to 8 years hard labor in Siberia. Razumikhin and Dunya finally marry. While in prison, Raskolnikov finds redemption and renewal.
Jurgis returns to Packingtown and finds work digging tunnels. An injury and hospital stay force Jurgis to become a beggar.
Alice and Ruth ponder the identities of the two missing girls. An incident on the ship has the passengers preparing to load the lifeboats.
Grendel is angered by the constant happiness of the Scyldings. The Scyldings are driven from the great hall.
Hamlet prepares the actors for their performance. Horatio agrees to help Hamlet by observing Claudius. Claudius' behavior during the play is very strange. Hamlet is summoned by Gertrude.
Rebecca describes the Crawley family to Amelia. Rebecca meets her charges.
Miss Minchin scolds the cook, which results in Sara being on the wrong end of the cooks temper.
Tom tries to attract the attention of Becky Thatcher. Tom is wrongly accused and punished by Aunt Polly when Sid has an accident, causing him to evaluate his importance in the world.