Silas Marner
Part 2, Chapter 16
by George Eliot
Eppie, now eighteen, and Silas discuss many plans for the future.
Eppie, now eighteen, and Silas discuss many plans for the future.
Oh, summer has clothed the earth
A fairy tale about the antics of a clever tortoise and a very mischievous monkey.
Prince Ahmed finds himself in a strange land and is found by a fairy who blesses his life with magical occurences.
Prior to departure, Mr. Micawber considers his prospects in Australia.
A down-on-his-luck man seeks a long-lost treasure and finds wealth and happiness.
William seeks out his missing pupil, deciding that she is the woman destined to be his wife.
Moby Dick is spotted and the pursuit begins.
The speaker describes the state of Florida, a land of beauty, hard work, and promise. It seems a place where the future begins.
Watson and Holmes go to Cornwall where a man needs his help in solving a mystery concerning his two mad brothers and his dead sister.
Siegfried’s life in Nibelungen.
Land and Aronnax discuss the possible heading of the Nautilus. Captain Nemo and Aronnax discuss the dangers of the Red Sea.
Jack and his father help a ship in trouble.
Susan B. Anthony discusses her arrest for attempting to vote.
Joseph, Amelia, Georgy, and Dobbin depart for the continent. Amelia starts to appreciate Dobbin's presence.
Jonathan Harker journals about his travel to Dracula’s Castle and the foreboding messages he gets from town folk along the way.
A woman comes to Sherlock Holmes begging for his help to solve the mystery of her sister’s death. Quite a sum of money is offered for their dowries and her sister consequently died before her wedding day. Now the woman is afraid that she will meet the same fate.
A biography of George Boole.
The narrator leaves New York City and heads to Paris with his new friend. After spending a good deal of time together, they part company and the narrator heads for Boston.
Quasimodo, still feeling uneasy from the previous weeks events, witnesses a gathering crowd approaching Notre Dame, and resolves to protect Esmeralda. Quasimodo defends the cathedral, killing many of the Truands in the process. Jehan, having climbed to the top of the gallery, encounters Quasimodo.
The Camel's Back, a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is the tale of a man in love, Perry Parkhurst, who presents his girlfriend with an ultimatum: get married or end the relationship forever. After ending the relationship, a heartbroken Parkhurst attends the Citrus Ball in a camel costume, determined to win her back.
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.
The narrator tells of his growing fascination with Master B, as well as the series of events following the appearance of the ghost.
How an emperor learned to appreciate old people.
The crew of the Pequod encounters a herd of sperm whales, but finds itself hunted before it can launch the harpoon boats.