Vanity Fair
Chapter 1: Chiswick Mall
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Amelia Sedley and Rebecca Sharp depart from Miss Pinkerton's finishing school.
Amelia Sedley and Rebecca Sharp depart from Miss Pinkerton's finishing school.
Razumikhin is embaressed by Raskolikov's behavior. Porfiry questions Raskolikov about the crime at the pawnbrokers.
With Martha's help, Little Em'ly is finally found.
House expenses continue to trouble Jurgis and his family. Ona, who has become pregnant and given birth to a son, is in poor health after returning to work too soon to recover from child birth.
Albert and Debray visit the Count of Monte Cristo's home and discuss various matters with him.
A conitnuation of part 1 in which Dr. Watson receives a letter from an old friend that tells about a treaty that was stolen from his office. Watson refers the letter to Holmes to investigate.
Holmes finds himself at a university town and discovers that a tutor’s office had been disturbed and Holmes suspects Bannister the servant.
Jurgis returns to his house after he is released from prison, only to find that someone else has bought it. Jurgis finds the family at the Widow Jukniene's house. Ona goes into labor early and the family cannot afford a midwife.
Buck begins to understand the harsh nature of his new surroundings. Buck is put to work.
Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon passes by the little store. Hepzibah is also visited by Uncle Venner who gives her advise on shopkeeping. At the end of the day, Phoebe arrives unaware that the letter she sent in advance never arrived. Hepzibah tells her she can only stay one night because she might disturb Clifford.
Chitta enacts his revenge against the tribe, causing problems for the Indians and the Frenchmen alike.
The house becomes dreary when Phoebe leaves. The Judge pays a visit to Hepzibah much to her chagrin. He asks to speak to Clifford about hidden gold and when Hepzibah refuses, the Judge threatens to lock Clifford in an asylum. Hepzibah relents.
In the midst of a storm, Peters, Pym, and Augustus attempt to take control of the ship.
Agnes Grey details the challenges posed by her charges, and the strained relations she feels within the family. She rises to the challenge, determined to succeed.
A search commences for the missing women. Hawkeye warns Heyward not to be too hasty in his actions.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, about a child born with the outward appearance of a 70-year-old man who ages in reverse. As he grows older, he appears to be getting younger with each passing year.
There is a christening and the nurse drops the newborn prince. the Queen dies.
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.
David returns home to find that many thing have changed.
Ishmael and Queequeg board the Pequod.
The author talks about Sammy, a salmon, Aunt Sheen, the oldest and largest fish, and several other varieties of fish in the water. Aunt Sheen warns Sammy not to swim alone, but to travel in a pack of other fish. Sammy disobeys her and swims off looking for adventure. He continues on away from the river and into the ocean.
A youth steals a magic ring from a witch-maiden in order to slay a dragon, but suffers her punishment for the theft.
Feeling guilty for his treatment of his Myra, George breaks off his relationship with Tanis.
This story continues the adventure of the circus from the previous chapter. Marmaduke gets lost and meets many different characters in the circus. He meets Tody the Clown who helps him find the Toyman.