Great Expectations
Chapter 29
by Charles Dickens
Pip returns to Satis House, but continues to feel inadequate around Estella.
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The Marble Faun
Chapter XXXVII: “The Emptiness of Picture-Galleries”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda wanders through a picture gallery and feels the weariness and lonliness that accompanies it.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 2
by James Fenimore Cooper
Magua agrees to lead Alice, Cora, and Major Heyward to Fort William Henry by means of a secret path. The group encounters an interesting stranger along the way.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter VI: “Maule’s Well”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Phoebe wanders into the gardens and meets Holgrave. Phoebe walks into the house to see Hepzibah acting very strangely.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 11: “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A banker makes a very big loan to a prominent customer and receives a beryl coronet to hold. He discovers his son trying to harm it and he has a case against him when he begs for the expert help of Sherlock Holmes.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XXI: “The Departure”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The narrator clears up for the reader the truth about the Judge’s awful past and of his causing his own father’s death. Clifford inherits the Judge’s estate and moves into the large mansion with Hepzibah, Phoebe, and Holgrave. Holgrave reveals a hidden deed that the Judge was looking for. Uncle Venner agrees to live in a guest cottage on the property.
The Jungle
Chapter 2
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis looks for work and is temporarily hired at Brown and Company. More of Jurgis's and Ona's life in Lithuania is revisited. Their decision to immigrate to Chicago is met with a series of encounters with corrupt agents and officials.
The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 19
by Edith Wharton
May and Newland's wedding day finally comes.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Poetic Principle
by Edgar Allan Poe
The author presents his opinion on poetry and the ultimate goal of art.
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Economy
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau attempts to illustrate the benefits of a simplified lifestyle.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 9
by James Fenimore Cooper
Heyward, Cora, Alice, and Gamut attempt to hide from the enemy, but are eventually discovered by Magua and taken prisoner.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 2: A Dean, and a Chapter Also
by Charles Dickens
Following the service, the Dean and Mr. Crisparkle discuss the current state of Mr. Jasper's health. Edwin Drood pays a visit to his uncle to discuss his impending nuptials with Rosa Bud.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 47: Gaunt House
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Tom Eaves gives his opinion. Lord Steyne is troubled by his son's situation, but continues to distract himself with lavish parties.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 77: Haidee
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Haidee relates the story of her father's death to Albert and the Count of Monte Cristo.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 2, Chapter 18: The Devilfish
by Jules Verne
Captain Nemo's behavior changes dramatically after departing the American coast. The Nautilus and her crew encounter the giant squid.
The Brown Fairy Book
Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about the antics of a clever tortoise and a very mischievous monkey.
The Iliad
Book 18: The Grief of Achilles, and New Armour made him by Vulcan
by Homer
Achilles is told of Patroclus' death. Patroclus' body is prepared for burial, while Achilles plots his revenge against Hector.
Crime and Punishment
Part 1, Chapter 4
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov's ponders Dunya's decision as he travels to the home of a friend.
Crime and Punishment
Part 2, Chapter 3
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov's health continues to decline, eventually resulting in a period of unconsciousness. Raskolnikov is introduced to Zossimov.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 9: The Gorgon's Head
by Charles Dickens
After receiving a visit from his nephew, Charles Darnay, the Marquis receives a painful message.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Tenth, Chapter 5
by Victor Hugo
King Louis XI, in Paris visiting, reviews the crown's expenditures, taking great pride in a specially designed cage in the Bastille. The Truand uprising continues as Gringoire is interrogated by the King.
The Iliad
Book 21: The Battle in the River Scamander
by Homer
Achilles takes no mercy on the Trojans, as he takes his vengeance for the slain patroclus.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 4”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
Florida: Essays and Poems
Henry B. Plant — Genius of the West Coast
by F.H. Glover
A profile of Henry B. Plant published in 1925 in a Florida magazine. This profile was the second in a series called "The Ten Greatest Men of Florida," which the magazine described as a reader-requested series on the "men who had done the most toward the progress and development of Florida."
Babbitt
Chapter 15
by Sinclair Lewis
In an attempt to be invited into a country club, George and Myra extend a dinner invitation.