Behind the Scenes
Chapter 8: Candid Opinions
by Elizabeth Keckley
While working in the White House, Elizabeth overhears the private conversations of the President and Mrs. Lincoln.
While working in the White House, Elizabeth overhears the private conversations of the President and Mrs. Lincoln.
In this story the circus comes to town and the three children enjoy the spectacle.
The author discusses the many wonders of nature that can be witnessed while traveling between Mandarin and St. Augustine, Florida.
Sumner tells Lieutenant Carey and his mother about Quorum and Worth.
A short story about violets who were picked from their home in the forest and brought to little girl’s house. With the help of sunlight and a caged canary, the violets thought positively and blossomed.
Jurgis returns to work and experiences a worse injury than before. Strikes, weather and injuries prevent Ona, Stanislova, and Jurgis from working. Ona's health deteriorates quickly, as Jurgis finds himself in the ranks of the unemployed.
After dropping anchor, Trelawney allows the men to head to the island on a diversion leaving the honest crew men to take control of the ship. Silver and the other pirates plan to look for the treasure and Jim stows away with them to spy. When he is spotted, he runs away.
Huck is introduced to prayer. Huck's father Pap is rumored to have died, much to the relief of Huck. Tom's gang disbands.
The life of a one-legged tin soldier and his paper love, a Dancer.
A shoemaker sets out to earn money in another town. He is successful, but meets with a band of robbers who wish to take all he has earned. He devises a trick to prevent the robbers from getting the better of him. The robbers soon realize that they have been deceived, and seek out the shoemaker for revenge. He again outwits them, and so it goes on.
A queen's prayers are answered, but is betrayed by her cook.
The speaker talks of her homesickness.
One year later. Mr. Hyde is a suspect in a murder case, but his whereabouts are unknown.
The major events and players of the Seminole War are described, including important treaties, battles, and chiefs.
Currer and Althesa head south with their new owner.
Catherine is living a happy life, until one day her Destiny steps in and asks a fateful question. Things change for Catherine, and she finds herself wandering the world, always looking for a new place to work. After some time has passed, her life is not so bad, but not so good either. She and her lady come up with a plan to try to appease her Destiny. A ball of silk is the offer made, and Catherine finds just how important a ball of silk can be.
Georgiana and Carlton get married.
The next day, Catherine searches the social meeting places for Henry, but she does not see him again. The chapter introduces Isabella and Mrs. Thorpe and her children.
With Zeus absent from the field of battle, Poseidon gives some much needed assistance to the Greeks.
A boy named Jack is able to conquer a number of giants with the help of magic and wit.
Grewgious and Crisparkle both visit with Rosa, who is impressed with Tartar's courage. Grewgious comes up with a plan to maintain communication between Rosa, Neville and Helena.
An early morning rain prevents Catherine’s scheduled walk with Eleanor and Henry Tilney. Around noon, John Thorpe, Isabella, and James show up at her door again, with a plan to visit Bristol. Catherine refuses at first, thinking that Eleanor and Henry may still show up, but John entices her by telling her they will visit a castle and in any case, he saw Henry Tilney driving away in a carriage earlier that morning. Catherine joins them, somewhat reluctantly.
A rooster fears that his dreams will come true.
A hard-working man disappears at sea for several days. Upon his return others notice the wonderful advantages he has, and the news spreads that he was with a mermaid. One day a boy arrives: it is the mermaid’s son.The boy is miraculous. He is bigger and stronger than any others. He leaves his father to earn his way in the world. He meets with a squire and agrees to do the work of twelve men for the food of twelve men. However, the squire soon wishes this man gone, and tries to find a way to be rid of him.