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Heart of Darkness

Part 1

by Joseph Conrad

Marlow recounts his journey up the Congo River to the narrator and his fellow travelers.

Behind the Scenes

Appendix—Letters from Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs. Keckley

by Elizabeth Keckley

Various correspondence between Mrs. Lincoln and Elizabeth.

The Age of Innocence

Part 2, Chapter 21

by Edith Wharton

The newlyweds return to New York where Newland avoids a chance encounter with Ellen.

A Florida Sketch-Book

Chapter 3: “On the Beach at Daytona”

by Bradford Torrey

The narrator describes his stay on Daytona Beach and what he saw there — from birds to plays to scenery.

Essentially homeless, Jurgis runs into a woman who attended his wedding and is given Marija's address. Jurgis visits Marija right before the police arrive to raid the house. Jurgis learns that Marija has been working as a prostitute and is addicted to morphine. Jurgis is arrested again.

Moby Dick

Chapter 16: The Ship

by Herman Melville

Ishmael and Queequeg board the Pequod.

The Mystery of Cloomber

Chapter XIII: “In Which I See that Which Has Been Seen by Few”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Esther confesses that she’s still worried about their friends Gabriel and Mordaunt. The General comes clean.

The Sea-Wolf

Chapter 17

by Jack London

Ghost, having reached Japan, takes advantage of the migrating seal herds. Captain Larsen, Mugridge, and Hump, having remained on ship, attempt to reach the sealing ships before the approaching storm does. Captain Larsen evaluates his losses.

The Woman in White

EPOCH TWO: “The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe, Part IX”

by Wilkie Collins

Marian sees an opportunity to listen in on the conversation between Sir Percival and the Count.

Jane Eyre

Chapter XXXII

by Charlotte Brontë

Jane’s students become more familiar and endeared to her, and Jane becomes quite popular among them. At night, though, she has troubling nightmares that involve Rochester. Jane continues to pay attention to the relationship between St. John and Rosamond, who often visits the school when she knows St. John will be there. Rosamond asks Jane to draw her portrait, and as she is working on it one day, St. John pays her a visit. He gives her a new book of poetry and looks at the drawing. She offers to draw him a duplicate, and then boldly declares that he ought to marry Rosamond. St. John admits that he loves her and is tempted by her beauty, but he explains that he refuses to allow worldly affection to interfere with his holy duties. The flirtatious, silly, and shallow Rosamond would make a terrible wife for a missionary. Suddenly, St. John notices something on the edge of Jane’s paper and tears off a tiny piece—Jane is not certain why. With a peculiar look on his face, he hurries from the room.

The Blue Fairy Book

The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, Part II

by Andrew Lang

Prince Ahmed finds himself in a strange land and is found by a fairy who blesses his life with magical occurences.

Dracula

Chapter 1

by Bram Stoker

Jonathan Harker journals about his travel to Dracula’s Castle and the foreboding messages he gets from town folk along the way.

The Call of the Wild

Chapter 3: The Dominant Primordial Beast

by Jack London

Buck struggles, but continues to prevail. Spitz and Buck nearly come to blows. The sled team continues down the trail, where an undeclared war comes to a dramatic end.

Moby Dick

Chapter 32: Cetology

by Herman Melville

Ishmael describes the various types of whales.

On Vaccination Against Smallpox

"A Continuation of Facts and Observations Relative to the Various Vaccines, or Cow-Pox, 1800"

by Edward Anthony Jenner

The author describes the aftermath and effects of the vaccine inoculations.

The Last of the Mohicans

Chapter 11

by James Fenimore Cooper

Heyward makes a plea for the women’s release. Magua’s true intentions become more apparent. Hawkeye arrives just in time.

The House of the Seven Gables

Chapter V: “May and November”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Phoebe begins to brighten the house with her presence. Hepzibah and Phoebe quarrel, but Hepzibah is persuaded to let Phoebe stay for a few weeks. After making breakfast, Phoebe helps out in the store and sells most of the inventory. Hepzibah is thrilled at Phoebe’s work and gives her a tour of the house.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

The Balloon-Hoax

by Edgar Allan Poe

A newspaper article describing an amazing journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Adventure 2: “The Yellow Face”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A man asks Holmes to investigate the strange behavior of his wife.

Vanity Fair

Chapter 24: In Which Mr. Osborne Takes Down the Family Bible

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Dobbin delivers a letter to George.

Silas Marner

Part 1, Chapter 10

by George Eliot

The robbery continues to bring kindness and sympathy to Silas' door. Godrey looks forward to seeing Nancy once again, but still worries that Dunstan will return to Raveloe.

The Iliad

Book 11: The Third Battle, and the Acts of Agamemnon

by Homer

Zeus fills the Achaeans with fear before sending an important message to Hector. Odysseus Diomedes inspire the Achaeans fight courageously.

Wuthering Heights

Chapter 3

by Emily Brontë

Zillah leads Mr. Lockwood to a room where Mr. Heathcliff allows no one to stay. Mr. Lockwood has two nightmares while sleeping in this room; he awakens Mr. Heathcliff when he screams during his nightmare.