Which one keeps calling?

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Life had made his choice: eternal youth and passion, while the portrait carried his shame.

The Count of Monte Cristo

He said he had sold himself to become Providence's instrument—what price did he pay to punish and reward as he wished?

The Count of Monte Cristo

They dug up the earth and found the skeleton of a newborn inside an iron box—what secret buried that child here?

The Count of Monte Cristo

A letter signed 'Sinbad the Sailor' makes Monte Cristo read with a child's delight—what secret in Julie's name could do that?

Moby Dick; Or, The Whale

He enters with a candle and a ghastly New Zealand head—then turns his face, and every uneasy guess collapses.

The Enchiridion

Your anger isn't from the blow—it's from your opinion about it; what if you paused before you answered?

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

On the morning of departure I turned to Sandy and said we were betrayed—and I knew it.

The Republic

Cities will not know peace until philosophers rule—are we ready to call that seemingly extravagant demand necessary?

The Count of Monte Cristo

Four thousand piastres by six, or by seven the Count Albert will be dead—pay or watch a life end.

The Art of War

When strong, seem weak; when near, seem far—how do you keep such an elaborate performance from unraveling?

The Odyssey

He notched the arrow, aimed, and pierced every axe-hole—what challenge did that single shot announce to the room?

Leaves of Grass

Come up from the fields, father—here's a letter from our Pete; what will this summons change?

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Holmes scorned soft emotion—yet one woman eclipsed all others; what about Irene Adler unsettled the perfect reasoning machine?

The Odyssey

She wove by day and unpicked by torchlight for years—what finally forced her to complete the loom's deceit?

Jane Eyre

I will never call you aunt again; the very thought of you makes me sick after your cruelty.