Vanity Fair
Chapter 18: Who Played on the Piano Captain Dobbin Bought
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Napoleon is blamed for a number of problems.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 112: The Departure
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo leaves Paris with Maximilian, and then he visits his old house where Mercedes now lives.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 6: Vauxhall
by William Makepeace Thackeray
A description of the evening at Vauxhall.
History
History
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
History is within everyone, so living life is the best way to know history/people/life. History books should be written from this more open, organic perspective. Someone experiencing life is closer to true knowledge than someone who reads about it.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 18
by James Fenimore Cooper
A search commences for the missing women. Hawkeye warns Heyward not to be too hasty in his actions.
Heart of Darkness
Part 1
by Joseph Conrad
Marlow recounts his journey up the Congo River to the narrator and his fellow travelers.
A Little Princess
Chapter 7: The Diamond Mines Again
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara requests for Becky to stay while she opens her birthday presents.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 29: Brussels
by William Makepeace Thackeray
George rethinks his choices, turning to Amelia once more.
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Camel's Back
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Camel's Back, a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is the tale of a man in love, Perry Parkhurst, who presents his girlfriend with an ultimatum: get married or end the relationship forever. After ending the relationship, a heartbroken Parkhurst attends the Citrus Ball in a camel costume, determined to win her back.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 14: Experience in St. Michael's
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass recalls life in St. Michael's in the house of Master Thomas Auld.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 23”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
Flappers and Philosophers
Benediction
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
In the midst of a major life decision, Lois reacquaints herself with her older brother who is training to be a Jesuit priest.
The Call of the Wild
Chapter 5: The Toil of Trace and Trail
by Jack London
The exhausted sled team arrives at Skaguay, where they meet their new owners.
Crime and Punishment
Part 5, Chapter 1
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Luzhin, realizing his engagement with Dunya is ending, regrets his decisions.
The War of the Worlds
Book Two—The Earth Under the Martians, Chapter 7: The Man on Putney Hill
by H.G. Wells
The narrator runs into a disheveled artilleryman, who relays some information about the Martian situation.
Main Street
Chapter 18
by Sinclair Lewis
The Dramatic Club has its first meeting, and Carol finds herself in a position to influence the people of Gopher Prairie. Carol is sure the play will be failure, having witnessed the lack of preparation by the actors.
The Woman in White
EPOCH TWO: “The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe, Part IX”
by Wilkie Collins
Marian sees an opportunity to listen in on the conversation between Sir Percival and the Count.
Jane Eyre
Chapter V
by Charlotte Brontë
Four days after meeting Mr. Brocklehurst, Jane boards the 6 a.m. coach and travels alone to Lowood. When she arrives at the school, the day is dark and rainy, and she is led through a grim building that will be her new home. The following day, Jane is introduced to her classmates and learns the daily routine, which keeps the girls occupied from before dawn until dinner. Miss Temple, the superintendent of the school, is very kind, while one of Jane’s teachers, Miss Scatcherd, is unpleasant, particularly in her harsh treatment of a young student named Helen Burns. Jane and Helen befriend one another, and Jane learns from Helen that Lowood is a charity school maintained for female orphans, which means that the Reeds have paid nothing to put her there. She also learns that Mr. Brocklehurst oversees every aspect of its operation: even Miss Temple must answer to him.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 17: Philanthropy, Professional and Unprofessional
by Charles Dickens
The Reverend Crisparkle visits with Mr. Honeythunder before stopping by the Staple Inn to see Neville. Grewgious questions Crisparkle about Jasper's whereabouts. Neville becomes acquainted with Tartar.
Dracula
Chapter 1
by Bram Stoker
Jonathan Harker journals about his travel to Dracula’s Castle and the foreboding messages he gets from town folk along the way.
David Copperfield
Chapter 41: Dora's Aunts
by Charles Dickens
David receives a welcomed letter from Dora's aunt, prompting David to pay visit.
The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 3: Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois analyzes the effect Booker T. Washington had on the American Negroes and whites.
Dracula
Chapter 8
by Bram Stoker
Lucy is attacked by a tall thin figure and has two puncture marks on her throat. She continues to act strangely in her sleep. Mina hears that Jonathan is in a hospital in the care of Mr. Peter Hopkins. Jonathan requests she join him and marry him there. Dr. Jack Seward tells about the strange behavior he observers from his lunatic client Renfield.
On Vaccination Against Smallpox
"A Continuation of Facts and Observations Relative to the Various Vaccines, or Cow-Pox, 1800"
by Edward Anthony Jenner
The author describes the aftermath and effects of the vaccine inoculations.
The Professor
Chapter 23
by Charlotte Brontë
William decides to reveal his feelings to Frances.