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The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 10: The King's Closet at the Tuileries

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

Villefort visits King Louis XVIII to inform him of a conspiracy.

The Four Million

"The Cop and the Anthem"

by O. Henry

A vagrant attempts in vain to be arrested.

Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef

Part II, Chapter II

by James Fenimore Cooper

Jack speaks to the other seamen and plans to assist Mulford. Jack reveals his plans to Rose.

With some advising from Steerforth, David decides on a future profession. David witnesses a strange encounter between Miss Betsey and a stranger. David begins to establish himself at the Doctors' Commons.

The Mystery of Cloomber

Chapter IX: “Narrative of John Easterling, F.R.C.P.Edin.”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Dr. Easterling is called to attend to the General’s high fever and illness.

Anne of Green Gables

Chapter 28: An Unfortunate Lily Maid

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

The reenactment of a piece of poetry results in a near disaster. Gilbert Blythe shows up just in time, but he is still not forgiven by Anne.

The Journey to the Center of the Earth

Chapter XXX. A NEW MARE INTERNUM

by Jules Verne

The Crimson Fairy Book

“The Three Robes”

by Andrew Lang

A story about a king who remarries after his wife’s death. His new queen kills him and intends to kill his children, but they escape. When the prince of Greece comes for the king’s daughter, the new queen sends her daughter who is expected to weave three robes for the prince. The king’s daughter makes the robes for the mistaken princess, but the prince finds her and they marry instead.

Sylvie and Bruno

Chapter 21: “Through the Ivory Door”

by Lewis Carroll

Sylvie asks the Professor for help.

The Little Lame Prince

“The Invisible Prince”

by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik

An evil prince and his mother, the queen, conspire to kill the prince’s brother who is good, kind, and handsome. The good prince (Leander) befriends a snake, which turns into a beautiful fairy. The fairy gives him a magical cap that can turn him invisible.

Tales of the Jazz Age

The Jelly-Bean

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Jelly-Bean, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a short story following Jim Powell, an excessive gambler and outcast who has given up on polite society, as he tries to impress his new love interst, Nancy Lamar.

Dracula

Chapter 7

by Bram Stoker

A great storm in Whitby and a ship with its dead captain comes on shore. The cargo consisits of wooden boxes and a dog that jumps off the boat and disappears. The captain’s log tells about the horror that took place on the ship. The boat is claimed by a group of Russians. The town holds a funeral for the captain and a normally quiet dog is terrified. Lucy is bothered and continues dreaming and sleepwalking.

The Wind in the Willows

Dulce Domum

by Kenneth Grahame

Mole, accompanied by his new friends, returns to his home. Mole sends for groceries in order to feed his guests.

Wuthering Heights

Chapter 23

by Emily Brontë

After visiting Wuthering Heights, Nelly gets sick. When they return Cathy nurses both Nelly and Edgar during the days, and she spends her nights visiting Linton.