Flatland
Part 2, Section 22: How I Then Tried to Diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by Other Means, and of the Result
by Edwin A. Abbott
The author discusses his failure with his grandson.
The author discusses his failure with his grandson.
A lad gets gifts from the North Wind and has to overcome a greedy landlord.
The duke and the dauphin are exposed as frauds. The gold is discovered when the deceased Wilks is exhumed. Huck escapes back to the raft, where he is once again joined by the duke and the dauphin.
The Yankee prepares for his battle with Sir Sagramor. They battle and the Yankee shoots him.
Having sufficiently healed from his injuries, Black Beauty bids farewell to an old friend and finds himself in a tolerable new surrounding.
The preface is a disclaimer signed by the author. In the introduction/explanation, the stranger tells the narrator his story of being a yankee in Connecticut.
The twelve sons of the king would be killed if the queen had a daughter. She had a daughter and the sons were banished to the forest until they would meet their sister.
Depressed without his friends, George seeks other outlets to distract him from his unsatisfactory life.
A king ends up cursed.
Ishmael embraces Queequeg and his strange customs.
A section on the role of heredity and bloodlines in the succession of power.
Phileas, Aouda, and Passepartout board the General Grant as they prepare to travel to America. Aouda tells Passepartout of her travels with Phileas. Detective Fix, disappointed by the sudden change of jurisdiction, continues to pursue Phileas and his fellow travelers, resulting in an altercation with Passepartout. Detective Fix finds has a change of heart in regards to Phileas Fogg's wager. Phileas reaches the half-way point.
Pip works diligently for Joe at the forge, but continually longs to return to Satis House.
A continuation of the state of England under Queen Anne. The character of a first minister of state in European courts.
The travelers board the Henrietta, with Phileas eventually taking the helm as captain. Phileas brokers a deal with the captain, eventually arriving in Liverpool with time to spare. With Phileas now on British soil, Detective Fix finally makes use of his arrest warrant.
Mary’s friendship with Ben grows stronger, but they soon fight and he storms off. Mary meets Dickon. She takes him to the garden.
The narrator goes to his Club and meets up with an old friend. Later, the narrator walks through the gardens and imprisons an elf and discovers it to be Bruno.
The king's three sons pursue the rare golden bird.
Archer and May officially announce their engagement.
Hans trades items for ones he thinks are better.
Breakfast at the inn is not what Ishmael expected.
The reader is introduced to Meg and John's twins.
The dauphin betrays Jim. Huck searches for Jim, intent on freeing him from the Phelps farm.
Mordaunt Heatherstone sends a note to Jack telling him that they have promised their father that they will not leave the house until after October 5th.