David Copperfield
Chapter 48: Domestic
by Charles Dickens
David's hopes for domestic bliss are not fulfilled.
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Great Expectations
Chapter 8
by Charles Dickens
Pip is taken to Miss Havisham's manor. Pip is affected by Miss Havisham's daughter, Estella.
Babbitt
Chapter 12
by Sinclair Lewis
George, having recently returned from vacation, resolves to conduct himself differently in the coming year.
Great Expectations
Chapter 18
by Charles Dickens
Pip is given good news by the lawyer Jaggers.
David Copperfield
Chapter 1: I Am Born
by Charles Dickens
The narrator describes the circumstances of his birth.
Great Expectations
Chapter 29
by Charles Dickens
Pip returns to Satis House, but continues to feel inadequate around Estella.
Great Expectations
Chapter 39
by Charles Dickens
Pip is visited by his benefactor, and although horrified by the implications, Pip feels a loyalty to his benefactor.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 23
by Mark Twain
With the start of Muff Potter's trial, Huck and Tom remember Muff's kindness.
Great Expectations
Chapter 38
by Charles Dickens
Pip visits Estella in London. Pip confronts Estella about one of her suitors.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Dun Horse”
by George Bird Grinnell
A lame and sad-looking dun horse brings good luck to a poor Indian boy.
David Copperfield
Chapter 57: The Emigrants
by Charles Dickens
Prior to departure, Mr. Micawber considers his prospects in Australia.
Great Expectations
Chapter 22
by Charles Dickens
Herbert tells Pip the story of Miss Havisham.
A Victorious Union
Chapter XXV: “The Principal Officers of the St. Regis”
by Oliver Optic
Christy reacts to his commission and discovers the ship he is assigned to command.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
The Introduction of Analysis into England
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A description of the analytical methods brought to England.
David Copperfield
Chapter 61: I Am Shown Two Interesting Penitents
by Charles Dickens
David accepts an invitation from Mr. Creakle, where he encounters Uriah and Littimer.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
John Wallis
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of John Wallis.
Great Expectations
Chapter 40
by Charles Dickens
Pip encounters a another stranger and continues to assist "Uncle Provis".
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 10: “The Naval Treaty, Part 1”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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.
David Copperfield
Chapter 8: My Holidays. Especially One Happy Afternoon
by Charles Dickens
David goes home for the holidays and is introduced to a new family member.
Great Expectations
Chapter 53
by Charles Dickens
Pip encounters an old nemesis at the marsh. Herbert arrives just in time.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Seventh, Chapter 1
by Victor Hugo
Fleur-de-Lys' and two young heiresses gossip in a house across from the Notre Dame in the presence of a young captain, Phoebus de Chateaupers. The captain, having been born into nobility, currently finds himself ill at ease in polite society. Phoebus, having witnessed a performance by Esmeralda, approaches her to discuss the actions of Quasimodo.
David Copperfield
Chapter 46: Intelligence
by Charles Dickens
One evening, David is called into the Steerforth home, where he is told news about Little Em'ly.
Great Expectations
Chapter 11
by Charles Dickens
Pip returns to Satis House.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“Blue Beard”
by Charles Perrault
A frightening fairy tale about a cruel man named Blue Beard who won over his wives with his riches and murdered them if they disobeyed his orders.
A Christmas Carol
“Stave IV”
by Charles Dickens
The final spirit arrives to reveal an ominous future to Ebenezer Scrooge.