The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
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by Edgar Allan Poe
"O! Nothing earthly save the ray"
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The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne
Chapter IX
by Ann Radcliffe
Alleyn reveals his feelings for Mary to Osbert. The Count offers a match for Mary, but she is hesitant to accept.
A Little Princess
Chapter 15: The Magic
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Miss Minchin scolds the cook, which results in Sara being on the wrong end of the cooks temper.
David Copperfield
Chapter 39: Wickfield and Heep
by Charles Dickens
David drops by to check on Miss Betsey's house, then head to Canterbury to visit old friends. Uriah Heep and his mother dominate affairs at the Wickfield estate.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 24: In Which Mr. Osborne Takes Down the Family Bible
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Dobbin delivers a letter to George.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 63: In Which We Meet an Old Acquaintance
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Joseph decides to stay. Amelia continues to enjoy herself. An old acquaintance makes an unexpected appearance.
Tales of the Jazz Age
May Day Chapter II
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 21
by Emily Brontë
Three years later Nelly and Cathy visit Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff wishes Linton and Cathy to fall in love and marry. After Edgar finds out about their visit he forbids Cathy have any contact with Linton, which drives her to begin writing secret letters to him. Nelly finds Linton's letters to Cathy, destroys them, and does not tell Edgar.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part I, Chapter VIII
by James Fenimore Cooper
Mulford makes certain the ladies are safe, but the boat is lost. The group faces thirst and hunger.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 25
by Jack London
After another incident with the Macedonia, the crew of the Ghost engage the intervening boats, prompting Death to give chase to his brother's ship.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Chapter 4
by James Weldon Johnson
The narrator describes his journey to Atlanta to attend school and the theft of his money when he gets there.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XXXI
by Jane Austen
Henry and Catherine are to be married, but there seems to be one little impediment.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 12
by Edgar Allan Poe
The remaining crew considers Parker's suggestion, eventually drawing lots to make the fateful decision.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin”
by Beatrix Potter
Squirrel Nutkin goes along with a group of squirrels to Owl Island to gather nuts. However, while all the other squirrels are busy collecting nuts, Nutkin is often playing or making mischief. While the other squirrels present the island’s resident owl, Old Brown, with gifts to earn his permission to gather nuts, Nutkin dances and taunts the owl with sing-song rhymes. Eventually, after Nutkin annoys Old Brown many times, the owl captures Nutkin and tries to skin him alive. Nutkin escapes but not without getting his tail bitten off.
The War of the Worlds
Book One—The Coming of the Martians, Chapter 10: In the Storm
by H.G. Wells
The narrator keeps his promise to the innkeeper. A third tripod makes its appearance.
The Vampyre
Extract of a Letter from Geneva
by John Polidori
Introduction to the text, which includes details of the author and the story’s conception.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter VII: “Of Corporal Rufus Smith and His Coming to Cloomber”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Jack meets Corporal Rufus Smith. They visit the General. Rufus reminds the General that they are acquaintances and asks to be his gardener.
Dickens' Christmas Stories
A Christmas Tree
by Charles Dickens
The author shares some of his Christmas experiences and memories regarding the meaning of the Christmas tree.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 3
by Emily Brontë
Zillah leads Mr. Lockwood to a room where Mr. Heathcliff allows no one to stay. Mr. Lockwood has two nightmares while sleeping in this room; he awakens Mr. Heathcliff when he screams during his nightmare.
Great Expectations
Chapter 7
by Charles Dickens
Pip becomes acquainted with Biddy. Pip is to be sent to the home of Miss Havisham to play.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 5: “The Musgrave Ritual”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two of Musgrave’s domestic servants disappear after he catches the butler looking at the Musgrave ritual. He asks for Holmes’s assistance in finding them.
The King of the Golden River
Part 2
by John Ruskin
Gluck’s two evil brothers decide to become blacksmiths after the Southwest Wind prevents rain from touching the farmland. Gluck is forced to melt down his gold mug which is the King of the Golden River. He offers Gluck advice on how to turn the river to pure gold with holy water and warns him of the consequences should he add unholy water.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter XI: “The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
When Gaudfrey Staunton disappears, Cyril Overton asks Holmes to investigate. Dr. Armstrong is suspected.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 15
by Mary Shelley
The monster finds a satchel with clothes and books and decides to study the books to learn more about the world. He decides to win over the blind old man in the cottage, that the cottagers might befriend him. However, when the other discover him, they run him off because they are appalled by his appearance.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 47: Fatal Consequences.
by Charles Dickens
Noah and Fagin tell Sikes the details of Nancy's meeting with Rose and Brownlow.