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A Christmas Carol
Read Scrooge’s character portrait in Stave One, before the Christmas Eve office scene. Trace how cold moves from his appearance into his dealings with othe...
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Read the opening of Chapter I, stopping after Alice follows the Rabbit into its hole. Compare her boredom with the sudden arrival of the Rabbit. She initia...
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Frankenstein
Read the opening of Chapter 5, ending when Victor first leaves the room. Follow the movement from anticipated achievement to disgust. Compare the features...
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Great Expectations
Read the first paragraphs of Chapter I in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, stopping before the stranger speaks. Pip explains his name and remembers im...
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Pride and Prejudice
Read Chapter I of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The opening makes a confident claim about a wealthy unmarried man, then shifts attention towards the s...
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Read the description of the prosperous by-street and the neglected building in Story of the Door. Stop before Enfield recounts the incident. Compare inviti...
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The Secret Garden
Read the opening of Chapter VII, stopping when Mary says she would like to see Martha’s cottage. The storm has cleared, and the moor now looks inviting. Co...
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Treasure Island
Read Chapter I from the captain’s arrival at the Admiral Benbow to his request that Jim watch for a seafaring man with one leg. His forceful manner suggest...
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