The Preface explains the circumstances that led to the novel being written. The Letters are from Robert Walton to his sister, detailing his travels. In the fourth letter, Walton tells his sister about seeing a strange creature, and then about finding a starved man who he takes aboard and convinces to tell his story.
The Tuskegee School opens despite a number of setbacks. Booker turns to the community for contributions.
Pip visits Estella in London. Pip confronts Estella about one of her suitors.
Her spirit broken, Esmeralda is taken to her cell, in the Tournelle. After some time has pased Claude Frollo visits the condemned prisoner, eventually professing his love for her.
Mary is sent to live with an English clergyman and his five children. Afterwards, she is sent to live with Archibald Craven, a hermit uncle. She meets the housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock—she and Mary instantly dislike each other.
Ishmael compares the common depiction of whales to his own eyewitness account.
Detailed descriptions of the various landmarks of St. Augustine as they were in 1918.
Jim meets the Sawhorse and Dorothy talks to a deer head.
Ali, one of the slaves of the Count of Monte Cristo, helps to save Madame Villefort and her son Edward.
How Peter outwits Eisenkopf and finds love.
During a walk, Utterson and Enfield discuss the strange events surrounding a neglected building and the figure of Mr. Hyde.
The men are assisted by runaway slaves. They find food, but also discover several dead bodies.
An exchange of letters that do not bode well for many.
Jo's return home leaves Laurie with a broken heart.
Reverend Mr. Hayward plagiarizes more than just the sermons he listens to at the white church.
Traveling from New York, the businessman in the smoking car discuss a number of issues.
On Jane’s second morning at Lowood, the girls are unable to wash, as the water in their pitchers is frozen. Jane quickly learns that life at the school is harsh. The girls are underfed, overworked, and forced to sit still during seemingly endless sermons. Still, she takes comfort in her new friendship with Helen, who impresses Jane with her expansive knowledge and her ability to patiently endure even the cruelest treatment from Miss Scatcherd. Helen tells Jane that she practices a doctrine of Christian endurance, which means loving her enemies and accepting her privation. Jane disagrees strongly with such meek tolerance of injustice, but Helen takes no heed of Jane’s arguments. Helen is self-critical only because she sometimes fails to live up to her ascetic standards: she believes that she is a poor student and chastises herself for daydreaming about her home and family when she should be concentrating on her studies.
Albert prepares his home for the Count of Monte Cristo.
The secretive Pickwick Club is disclosed to the reader.
The gods continue to argue amongst themselves while interfering with the lives of mortals.
George Washington's eighth Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
Railway agent Mike Flannery wants to charge the livestock rate for a shipment of two guinea pigs. He refuses to accept the lower pet rate saying “Pigs is Pigs.” The grumbling customer complains to the railway company. Meanwhile while the guinea pigs reproduce and eat in Flannery’s stationhouse.
Pip returns to Satis House, but continues to feel inadequate around Estella.
Sara has become fond of the Large Family.
Oliver and his friends travel to meet Mr. Grimwig. Monks reveals more information about himself and Oliver. Rose finally agrees to marry Harry.