The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XVI: “Leave-Takings”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Coverdale decides to leave Blithedale for the city.
Coverdale decides to leave Blithedale for the city.
May Day, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a tale that interweaves the stories of the underprivileged and of the wealthy during the May Day riots of 1919.
The day following his arrival, Mr. Rochester invites Jane and Adèle to have tea with him. He is abrupt and rather cold toward both of them, although he seems charmed by Jane’s drawings, which he asks to see. When Jane mentions to Mrs. Fairfax that she finds Rochester “changeful and abrupt,” Mrs. Fairfax suggests that his mannerisms are the result of a difficult personal history. Rochester was something of a family outcast, and when his father died, his older brother inherited Thornfield. Rochester has been Thornfield’s proprietor for nine years, since the death of his brother.
Lucy is drained of blood. Arthur and Dr. Seward give Lucy a blood transfusion. Prof. Van Helsing puts garlic flowers in Lucy’s room. Dr. Seward and Prof. Van Helsing keep watch.
A fairy tale about the antics of a clever tortoise and a very mischievous monkey.
Bertuccio visits Benedetto (Andrea) in prison.
Raskolnikov visits his mother, who is overjoyed to see him but taken aback by his behavior. Upon returning to his apartment, Raskolnikov encounters Dunya.
Description of mountain valley in winter.
Becky wears out her welcome at the Sedley house. The Crawley house is not as hospitable as the Sedley house.
The narrator describes his surroundings as he sits on the bank of the marsh.
Amy's difficulties at school lead Ms. March to take action.
After receiving a visit from his nephew, Charles Darnay, the Marquis receives a painful message.
Jekyll seems to be improving, but then refuses visitors. Utterson goes to see Lanyon to find him sickly and unhappy.
David divulges his true feelings to Agnes.
Now on the bank, Alice receives a history lesson from a mouse. Alice's story of her Dinah cat causes all the other animals to run away.
While working in the salt mines, Booker hears of an opportunity to pursue an education.
Sara is startled into realizing that she looks like the poor children she had seen in her better days.
A story about a wolverine who is not very kind and who does not get punishment for what he does.
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. This story focuses on the three boys as they play on the river and the canal. They see a very interesting boat and watch its activities.
A priest gets money from his friend the badger but cannot spend it, although he is very grateful.
Natives drive the men off the island then proceed towards the Nautilus.
Prince Ahmed finds himself in a strange land and is found by a fairy who blesses his life with magical occurences.
At Morton, the wealthy heiress Rosamond Oliver provides Jane with a cottage in which to live. Jane begins teaching, but to her own regret, she finds the work degrading and disappointing. While on a visit to Jane, St. John reveals that he, too, used to feel that he had made the wrong career choice, until one day he heard God’s call. Now he plans to become a missionary. The beautiful Rosamond Oliver then appears, interrupting St. John and Jane’s conversation. From their interaction, Jane believes that Rosamond and St. John are in love.
A lord's daughter disguises herself as a peasant then returns to the castle to work in the kitchen.
Marian comes to Walter with the mysterious letter. The contents are revealed, and the two decide that they must continue their investigations into this matter.