Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The Beetle-Hunter”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A medical man answers a strange ad in the paper concerning beetles and is met with a most peculiar task.
A medical man answers a strange ad in the paper concerning beetles and is met with a most peculiar task.
Hans travels home to see his mother.
An evil queen is jealous of her stepdaughter's beauty.
Herbert returns home prompting Magwitch to leave. Herbert and Pip devise a plan to keep Pip out of harms way.
Tom, having returned home temporarily, overhears his Aunt Polly speaking with Mrs. Harper. Tom, Joe, and Huck continue to pursue their new life as pirates.
Raskolnikov visits Sonya's home to pick up his cross, before heading to the police station to confess his crimes.
Amy's luncheon with her art class goes badly.
David and Miss Betsey go to Canterbury.
David brings Mr. Peggotty to the Doctors' Commons. Mr. Spenlow extends an invitation to David. Dora and David's reconciliation results in a secret arrangement.
The many ways to spend the break following the end of the school term.
The Yankee prepares for his battle with Sir Sagramor. They battle and the Yankee shoots him.
Pip encounters another stranger as he heads back to the marsh.
Jack reads a note (written by the General) to Gabriel and Esther.
Walter leaves Mrs. Catherick's to contemplate what new information he has learned. He travels to the church to check the marriage registry.
Nat Turner interferes with Clotel's mission as a fugitive.
Huck hears of his own murder from a passing ferry boat. Huck finds Jim on Jackson Island.
The lack of provisions sends the boys on a hunt for deer or wild turkey. They are suprised by a fire.
A prince and his mother set off into the world after the king’s death. The son is brave and clever, while his mother is a coward. She tricks him to help a robber in order to save her own life. The prince rescues a princess, and in turn is rescued by the princess. They are wed, and would live happily, but curiosity leads them both into trouble once more.The prince must find his way back to the princess and avenge himself against the robber and the wrongs committed by his mother.
Following the birth of her child, the narrator is cared for by her physician husband at a country estate.
Silas appearance at the Rainbow surprises the farrier. Silas tells his story to the group.
A man knocks on Watson’s door early in the morning and he discovers he has a missing thumb from a murderous attack in the night. They resolve to go see Sherlock Holmes about the case.
Holmes is contacted by Violet Smith. When she is followed by a strange man in a bicycle, Holmes decides to get to the bottom of it. When Violet is abducted, Holmes goes after the cyclist and discovers they’re both on the same side. Holmes tracks down the killers.
Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Jennings begin to encourage Marianne and Elinor to go to town for the winter.