David Copperfield
Chapter 4: I Fall into Disgrace
by Charles Dickens
David returns home to find that many thing have changed.
David returns home to find that many thing have changed.
A continuation of the previous story in which Holmes’s brother visits him and tells him that three pages of the secret submarine plans are missing. The rest of the papers were found with the body of Arthur Cadogen West, however the three missing could enable an enemy to construct the submarine.
Two of Musgrave’s domestic servants disappear after he catches the butler looking at the Musgrave ritual. He asks for Holmes’s assistance in finding them.
Thoreau prepares for winter.
During a celebration, Dantes is unexpectedly arrested, without any explanation.
A biography of James Joseph Sylvester.
Booker's travels throughout Europe introduce him to a number of new teaching methods, as well as instilling a since of hope for equality in the United States.
There is news of the Princess’s death.
Marian travels to Blackwater, where she waits to be reunited with Laura. She reveals what little she knows of Walter, Mr. Gilmore, and Laura. Marian is disturbed by the discovery of a wounded animal. The Catherick name is mentioned again.
A man is found in an unusual business agreement and entreats Holmes for his help.
This chapter explains how definitions are created.
A Lecture delivered at the Evening Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, 24th March, 1879.
A biography of Henry John Stephen Smith.
We play at paste
The author describes a much revered flower that decorates the landscape of Florida.
Riding in a coach, Jane quickly exhausts her meager money supply and is forced to sleep outdoors. She spends much of the night in prayer, and the following day she begs for food or a job in the nearby town. No one helps her, except for one farmer who is willing to give her a slice of bread. After another day, Jane sees a light shining from across the moors. Following it, she comes to a house. Through the window, Jane sees two young women studying German while their servant knits. From their conversation Jane learns that the servant is named Hannah and that the graceful young women are Diana and Mary. The three women are waiting for someone named St. John. Jane knocks on the door, but Hannah refuses to let her in. Collapsing on the doorstep in anguish and weakness, Jane cries, “I can but die, and I believe in God. Let me try to wait His will in silence.” A voice answers, “All men must die, but all are not condemned to meet a lingering and premature doom, such as yours would be if you perished here of want.” The voice belongs to “St. John,” who brings Jane into the house. He is the brother of Diana and Mary, and the three siblings give Jane food and shelter. They ask her some questions, and she gives them a false name: “Jane Elliott.”
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.
The narrator's strange condition causes him to develop an acute fear.
The narrator experiences tragedy, but is reunited with his love through an unconventional occurrence.
Abbe teaches Dantes all he knows, and the two form a plot for escape.
Two swimmers wrestled on the spar
Achilles and Hector finally meet on the field of battle.
The author discusses the meaning and the existence of ‘place’.
The author describes a sunset on the coast.
"In the tents of Akbar, Are dole and grief to–day,"