Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“Five Little Indian Brothers”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about five kernels of corn growing in the Farmer Lane. The author uses this as a religious metaphor.
A short story about five kernels of corn growing in the Farmer Lane. The author uses this as a religious metaphor.
The Count of Monte Cristo visits Chateau d'If, and then heads out to Italy.
Mrs. Rachel Lynde receives word of a new addition to the Cuthbert home.
George gets updated on current affairs while Myra sleeps.
The robbery continues to bring kindness and sympathy to Silas' door. Godrey looks forward to seeing Nancy once again, but still worries that Dunstan will return to Raveloe.
Whitefoot was able to swim through the sap to keep him afloat.
Pip experiences guilt for the incident in the marsh, but continues to help the stranger.
The many different ways in which a teacher can judge the overall quality of a school.
The Capulet house prepare for the wedding of Juliet.
After the funerals of Monsieur and Madame de Saint-Meran, Monsieur de Villefort begins to arrange the marriage of Valetine.
Newland and May travel to Europe for the honeymoon, where they visit with friends.
Reception Speech. At Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, England, May 12, 1846 & Dr Campbell's Reply.
A man's sense of adventure helps a girl in need.
Oliver witnesses a funeral and decides the undertaking business may not be for him.
Jos and Dobbin get a good nights sleep. Dobbin prepares for a reunion of sorts.
The author reflects on his family's experiences as slaves and the circumstances into which he was born.
Sherlock Holmes is faced with a case involving a man that is lured away from his place of business and is caught up in strange activity.
A short story about the growth of a tree and its blooms of spring.
Mary awakens and meets Martha, a servant girl. Mary asks Martha to dress her, for which Martha is taken aback. Mary and Martha exchange words and Mary screams at Martha. Mary goes out to explore and learns of a secret garden. In trying to find it, she meets Ben Weatherstaff and talks about the robin that has befriended him.
Queequeg falls ill and prepares for death. Pip makes a request of the dying man.
Carton visits Darnay before his execution.
Friar Lawrence counsels Romeo as they await Juliet's arrival.
Miriam and Hilda talk of a famous portrait, Beatrice.
Four days after meeting Mr. Brocklehurst, Jane boards the 6 a.m. coach and travels alone to Lowood. When she arrives at the school, the day is dark and rainy, and she is led through a grim building that will be her new home. The following day, Jane is introduced to her classmates and learns the daily routine, which keeps the girls occupied from before dawn until dinner. Miss Temple, the superintendent of the school, is very kind, while one of Jane’s teachers, Miss Scatcherd, is unpleasant, particularly in her harsh treatment of a young student named Helen Burns. Jane and Helen befriend one another, and Jane learns from Helen that Lowood is a charity school maintained for female orphans, which means that the Reeds have paid nothing to put her there. She also learns that Mr. Brocklehurst oversees every aspect of its operation: even Miss Temple must answer to him.
Hester calls to Pearl to join her and Dimmesdale. From the other side of the brook, Pearl eyes her parents with suspicion.