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The Sea-Wolf

Chapter 3

by Jack London

Humphrey meets the tyrannical Captain Larsen, and finds that his request to be released from the ship falls on deaf ears. Captain Larsen informs Hump of his new position aboard the Ghost, all the while ridiculing his weak appearance.

Japanese Fairy Tales

The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower

by Yei Theodora Ozaki

A childless couple love their dog very dearly, and the dog finds gold coins buried under their tree. The old man is grateful and loves his dog even more. The man has a very jealous and hateful neighbor, who tries to copy his neighbor’s luck by borrowing the dog and making him dig. The hateful man finds only garbage, and kills the dog in rage. The good man asks for the tree in remembrance of his dog, and the tree’s wood is made into a mortar that produces unending food. The jealous neighbor asks to borrow it and destroys it when it won’t also give him food. More events continue until the good man is eventually given riches by a lord for his kindness to him, and when the hateful man tries to copy the kindness, he is arrested as an imposter and jailed forever, thus finally being punished for his crimes.

Tales of Terror and Mystery

“The Jew’s Breastplate”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A museum of fine Oriental archaeology is passed to a new owner who is a close friend of the narrator. After receiving an anonymous warning letter, the museum is robbed. The letter is a warning to the new owner to have more than one guard on watch and is written in a script similar to that of the previous owner.

Dracula

Chapter 22

by Bram Stoker

The group works to sterilize the boxes as quickly as possible. Mina is tormented by her “unclean” status, and contemplates her fate.

Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus

Chapter 12

by Mary Shelley

The monster continues to observe the inhabitants and realizes their sadness is linked to their poverty. The monster tries to help them with their plight, begins to learn their language, and admires their graceful forms realizing his own deformities.

Dracula

Chapter 14

by Bram Stoker

The Harkers meet with Van Helsing and discuss Jonathan’s experiences with Count Dracula. Van Helsing and Seward discuss the injured children.