My Bondage and My Freedom
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?. Extract from an Oration, at Rochester, July 5, 1852
by Frederick Douglass
"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Extract from an Oration, at Rochester, July 5, 1852.
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The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 6
by James Fenimore Cooper
The group rest in the Mohican hideout. As they sleep a strange cry is heard. Hawkeye goes out to investigate.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 28: The Prison Register
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Dantes, in a disguise of an Englishman, makes inquires about Morrel and Son, in order to help Morrel through his bankruptcy.
Dracula
Chapter 7
by Bram Stoker
A great storm in Whitby and a ship with its dead captain comes on shore. The cargo consisits of wooden boxes and a dog that jumps off the boat and disappears. The captain’s log tells about the horror that took place on the ship. The boat is claimed by a group of Russians. The town holds a funeral for the captain and a normally quiet dog is terrified. Lucy is bothered and continues dreaming and sleepwalking.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 9: Containing Further Particulars Concerning the Pleasant Old Gentleman, and His Hopeful Pupils.
by Charles Dickens
Oliver begins his apprenticeship under Fagin.
The Colored Cadet at West Point
Chapter 10: Treatment
by Henry O. Flipper
Henry describes the treatment he received while attending West Point.
The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 2: “The Market-Place”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The narrator introduces the reader to Hester Prynne and begins to explore the theme of sin, along with its connection to knowledge and social order.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book First, Chapter 1
by Victor Hugo
The novel begins in Paris during the Festival of Fools. At the Palace of Justice, Pierre Gringoire prepares to present his play to the people.
The Professor
Chapter 11
by Charlotte Brontë
William and M. Pelet discuss M. Reuter and the ladies of her school.
Main Street
Chapter 18
by Sinclair Lewis
The Dramatic Club has its first meeting, and Carol finds herself in a position to influence the people of Gopher Prairie. Carol is sure the play will be failure, having witnessed the lack of preparation by the actors.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 3: The Struggle For An Education
by Booker T. Washington
While working in the salt mines, Booker hears of an opportunity to pursue an education.
Moby Dick
Chapter 55: Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales
by Herman Melville
Ishmael compares the common depiction of whales to his own eyewitness account.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter XIII: “In Which I See that Which Has Been Seen by Few”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Esther confesses that she’s still worried about their friends Gabriel and Mordaunt. The General comes clean.
The Woman in White
EPOCH THREE: “The Story Continued by Walter Hartright, Part IV”
by Wilkie Collins
Walter pays a largely unsuccessful visit to the lawyer. He is followed, but manages to avoid further detection. A letter arrives for Marian. Walter plans to go to Blackwater.
Jane Eyre
Chapter XVI
by Charlotte Brontë
The next morning, Jane is shocked to learn that the near tragedy of the night before has caused no scandal. The servants believe Rochester to have fallen asleep with a lit candle by his bed, and even Grace Poole shows no sign of guilt or remorse. Jane cannot imagine why an attempted murderer is allowed to continue working at Thornfield. She realizes that she is beginning to have feelings for Rochester and is disappointed that he will be away from Thornfield for several days. He has left to attend a party where he will be in the company of Blanche Ingram, a beautiful lady. Jane scolds herself for being disappointed by the news, and she resolves to restrain her flights of imaginative fancy by comparing her own portrait to one she has drawn of Blanche Ingram, noting how much plainer she is than the beautiful Blanche.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Sixth, Chapter 3
by Victor Hugo
As Quasimoto awaits punishment, two Parisian women and a country woman compare the pillories of Paris and Reims before stopping to see a performance by Esmeralda. The country woman tells the story of Paquette-la-Chanterfleurie and her child. The women pay a tribute to the recluse.
The Age of Innocence
Part 1, Chapter 2
by Edith Wharton
Newland shows is support for his fiance's family.
The Iliad
Book 10: The Night-Adventure of Diomed and Ulysses
by Homer
Both the Trojans and Greeks devise plans to spy on one another. However, only the Greeks are successful.
Ethan Frome
Chapter 3
by Edith Wharton
Ethan thinks about the previous evenings events. Zeena leaves for Bettsbridge.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 30
by Emily Brontë
Nelly's narrative ends; Zillah is now who tells Nelly about Cathy. Before Linton dies Cathy takes care of herself; after Linton dies, Cathy will not let Zillah or Hareton be nice to her.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 1, Chapter 22: The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo
by Jules Verne
Natives drive the men off the island then proceed towards the Nautilus.
Moby Dick
Chapter 96: The Try-Works
by Herman Melville
Ishmael explains the try-works, where oil is extracted from the blubber through boiling.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter VIII: “The Pyncheon of To-day”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Phoebe meets her cousin, Judge Pyncheon. Although he smiles at her she recalls what Holgrave told her about a photograph revealing one’s true nature. Phoebe makes a connection between the Judge and the late Colonel. The Judge offers to help Clifford and Hepzibah financially, but Hepzibah refuses.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
“Chapter 1: The Story of the Door”
by Robert Louis Stevenson
During a walk, Utterson and Enfield discuss the strange events surrounding a neglected building and the figure of Mr. Hyde.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 3: “Magic Mystifies the Marchers”
by L. Frank Baum
Upon seeing (in her magic book) Ann’s plan to attack the Emerald City, Glinda casts a spell sending Ann and the Oogaboo army to a different village. They decide to conquer this deserted place and come upon a Rak instead.