The Four Million
"Memoirs of a Yellow Dog" The Four Million
by O. Henry
A dog despises the masters coddling treatment.
A dog despises the masters coddling treatment.
More about life on Lloyd's Plantation.
The morning after arriving in Yokohama, a hungry Passepartout attempts to secure his next meal. Passepartout is reunited with his master and Aouda.
Old Osborne has his own plan for George. George defies his father wishes.
Gringoire, broke and depressed, walks the streets of Paris, eventually ending up at the Place de Gréve.
Jo is deeply affected by Beth's passing, and begins to reminisce about her time in New York with Professor Bhaer.
Lancelot and Old Gobbo present a proposition to Bassanio. Bassianio and Graziano depart for Belmont.
The youngest and silliest of three sons finds good fortune in sharing his meal with a poor old man.
Angered by the condemnation of a friend, Cassius arrives to speak with Brutus.
The year ends and Muriel and the narrator mourn the death of Arthur.
While sitting on a fallen column, the four friends admire the moonlight.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Pip has dinner with Jaggers. Jaggers warns Pip about Drummle.
Dobbin assists Amelia and George.
Newland ponders his upcoming marriage to May. Newland hopes that he can help the Countess be accepted in high society.
The people are not impressed by Gringoire's new work. The Cardinal finally makes his appearance.
Barton Park is a very open and elegant home, and Sir John and his wife are never without a good many guests. Mrs. Jennings and Colonel Brandon are introduced and described.
The king, angered Polynesia's deception, pursues Doctor Dolittle as he rushes towards the Land of the Monkeys. Chee-Chee uses his knowledge of the island to ensure the Doctor's safety. Doctor Dolittle witnesses the famous "Bridge of Apes".
Siegfried awakens a princess.
Phileas and Passepartout journey through India on an elephant. Sir Francis' explanation of the the suttee appalls both Passepartout and Phileas.
A young shepherd refuses to abide by the laws of the kingdom when the king sneezes. The shepherd survives three perilous trials and refused three magnificent gifts for the hand of the princess in marriage, which he eventually gets out of the king’s frustration.
A R I S E, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise
Munro and Chingachgook mourn their losses. Tamenund laments the end of the Mohican bloodline.
Coverdale encounters a stranger bound for Blithedale, and begins to question his involvement with Zenobia.