Adam Bede, Chapters 3 and 4
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Dinah declines Seth's proposal, which he bears meekly, and Adam finishes work his father, a drunk absent without explanation, has neglected.
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Adam Bede, Chapter 2
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Dinah, a beautiful young Methodist woman, preaches an outdoor sermon to the villagers of Hayslope. Not ordained, but saintly, she speaks as one of them, about their commonplace struggles and temptations, and the solace of their redemption in Christ.
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Chapter 1: The Workshop
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We meet Adam and Seth Bede, and the other carpenters in Mr. Burge's shop as their work day ends. The time is late 18th century, in the rural English Midlands. They tease and quarrel over a young female Methodist who will preach on the green that evening.
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Lightning and the lightning bug.
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The Cask of Amontillado
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The Black Cat, by Edgar Allan Poe
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Change of Pace
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Moving from Adventures of Tom Sawyer, to one of the more appalling stories of Edgar Allan Poe calls for some word of explanation. First, be assured I have little or nothing in common with the protagonist. I loved my little black cat, and stumbled over this story waiting for software to download. It was her memory that drew me to it. I would never raise my hand to my spouse, and am rigorously moderate about alcohol. ...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapters 33-35
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapters 31 and 32
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapters 29 and 30
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We meet Adam and Seth Bede, and the other carpenters in Mr. Burge's shop as their work day ends. The time is late 18th century, in the rural English Midlands. They tease and quarrel over a young female Methodist who will preach on the green that evening.