Oliver Twist
Chapter 50: The Pursuit and Escape.
by Charles Dickens
Noah and Fagin's capture prompts Toby Crackit and Tom Chitling to hide out. Sikes' arrival at the hiding place causes an unexpected uproar.
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David Copperfield
Chapter 22: Some Old Scenes, and Some New People
by Charles Dickens
David makes new friends and sees some old acquaintances.
David Copperfield
Chapter 13: The Sequel of My Resolution
by Charles Dickens
David arrives at Aunt Betsey's house.
Great Expectations
Chapter 48
by Charles Dickens
Pip dines with Jaggers and learns of Estella's marriage.
In the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 7
by W.H.G. Kingston
The men hunt and forage for food during their travels through Lake Kissimmee. They flee from Indians.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 1, Chapter 21: Some Days Ashore
by Jules Verne
The men explore the island in hopes of finding some food not available on ship. Land finally gets a chance to hunt.
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.
Peter Pan
Chapter 16: The Return Home
by J.M. Barrie
Having taken control of the Jolly Roger, Peter navigates the ship back to London. Wendy decides where her true place is.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 29
by Emily Brontë
Heathcliff forces Cathy to live and work at Wuthering Heights, and not to stay at the Grange; Cathy speaks out against Heathcliff. After Heathcliff confides in Nelly that he believes in ghosts, particularly the ghost of Catherine, he tells Nelly never to visit Wuthering Heights again.
Great Expectations
Chapter 40
by Charles Dickens
Pip encounters a another stranger and continues to assist "Uncle Provis".
Crime and Punishment
Part 4, Chapter 5
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov visits Porfiry Petrovich at the police station, presenting him with a request for the items from the pawnbroker's shop.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 2: Going to the South
by William Wells Brown
Currer and Althesa head south with their new owner.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 29
by James Fenimore Cooper
Heyward attempts to protect Hawkeye, leading to a contest of marksmanship. Cora makes a plea to Tamenund.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXXVIII
by Jane Austen
Elinor and Marianne think that Edward’s resolve to marry Lucy is honorable, all the more since he probably knows he will not be happy marrying her.
David Copperfield
Chapter 8: My Holidays. Especially One Happy Afternoon
by Charles Dickens
David goes home for the holidays and is introduced to a new family member.
David Copperfield
Chapter 26: I Fall into Captivity
by Charles Dickens
Mr. Spenlow invites David to his home, where he is introduced to Dora. Mrs. Crupp sees a change in David's attitude upon returning from the Spenlow home.
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 11
by George Eliot
The reader is introduced some additional members of the Lammeter family. Godfrey makes a request of Nancy at the Christmas dance.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 7: “Mein Herr”
by Lewis Carroll
Lady Muriel gets a visit from a German man.
Gulliver's Travels
Part Three: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 6
by Jonathan Swift
A further account of the academy. The author proposes some improvements, which are honourably received.
David Copperfield
Chapter 29: I Visit Steerforth at His Home, Again
by Charles Dickens
David spends time with Miss Dartle and Mrs. Steerforth, who is alarmed by her son's prolonged absence.
Tales of the Jazz Age
Mr. Icky
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mr. Icky, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a short story describing a strange conversation between Mr. Icky, an older man dressed in a costume, and a young boy named Peter.
The Colored Cadet at West Point
Chapter 3: Reporting
by Henry O. Flipper
Upon reporting to the academy at West Point, Henry gets his first taste of life as a Plebe.
Gulliver's Travels
Part Three: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 8
by Jonathan Swift
A further account of Glubbdubdrib. Ancient and modern history corrected.
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 3
by George Eliot
The reader is introduced to Squire Cass' two sons, Dunstan and Godfrey.
At the Dry Tortugas During the War
“At the Dry Tortugas During the War, Part 3”
by Emily Holder
The following is an account written by Emily Holder describing her memories of Fort Jefferson. They tell the poignant and often fascinating story of the hardships, isolation and drama of daily life at the Dry Tortugas in the nineteenth century.