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The Last of the Mohicans

Chapter 24

by James Fenimore Cooper

Heyward continues to search for Alice. Magua's arrival in camp does no bode well for Uncas.

Having witnessed the death of Katerina, Raskolnikov wanders the streets in a daze lingering outside Sonia's building. Razumikhin pays a visit to Raskolnikov. Razumikhin leaves as Porfiry arrives to speak with Raskolnikov.

Oliver Twist

Chapter 3: Relates How Oliver Twist was Very Near Getting a Place Which Would Not Have Been a Sinecure.

by Charles Dickens

Oliver, having been punished for his behavior, begs to stay at the workhouse rather than go with Mr. Gamfield.

The Age of Innocence

Part 2, Chapter 30

by Edith Wharton

Changing circumstances bring Ellen and Newland together again.

The Woman in White

EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part IV”

by Wilkie Collins

Walter leaves home preparing himself for his new employment, but is distracted by a woman he meets on the road. She is mysterious and interesting to Walter, but is gone before he can find out more.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 62: Ghosts

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

The guests for the Count of Monte Cristo's Auteuil party begin to arrive.

The Woman in White

EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part X”

by Wilkie Collins

News comes that unsettles the residents of Limmeridge. Marian reveals what she knows to Walter. Arrangements are made for his departure.

David Copperfield

Chapter 31: A Greater Loss

by Charles Dickens

David assists Peggotty with Mr. Barkis' affairs. Not unlike Steerforth, Little Em'ly is nowhere to be found.

My Bondage and My Freedom

Chapter 11: "A Change Came O'er the Spirit of My Dream"

by Frederick Douglass

Mr. Douglass, having received some education from his master's wife, aspires to learn even more.

Jane Eyre

Chapter XXXIV

by Charlotte Brontë

Jane closes her school for Christmas and spends a happy time with her newfound cousins at Moor House. Diana and Mary are delighted with the improvements Jane has made at the school, but St. John seems colder and more distant than ever. He tells Jane that Rosamond is engaged to a rich man named Mr. Granby. One day, he asks Jane to give up her study of German and instead to learn “Hindustani” with him—the language he is learning to prepare for missionary work in India. As time goes by, St. John exerts a greater and greater influence on Jane; his power over her is almost uncanny. This leaves Jane feeling empty, cold, and sad, but she follows his wishes. At last, he asks her to go to India with him to be a missionary—and to be his wife. She agrees to go to India as a missionary but says that she will not be his wife because they are not in love. St. John harshly insists that she marry him, declaring that to refuse his proposal is the same as to deny the Christian faith. He abruptly leaves the room.

Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus

Chapter 19

by Mary Shelley

Victor convinces Henry to stay with a friend so he can continue on his own to work on his creation. He has a difficult time finishing because he knows the horror of his product.

The Sea-Wolf

Chapter 14

by Jack London

Hump laments the absence of women aboard ship. Later that same night, Hump encounters a visibly dazed Harrison and a bloodied Captain Larsen aboard deck. Hump witnesses another incident of violence below deck.