Plot Summary The story centers on a man staying in a boarding house who begins to suspect something unnatural is lurking in his room. One night, he’s attacked by an invisible creature—a being with physical form but no visible presence. With the help of a friend, he manages to capture the entity, tying it down and studying it. Though they can feel its body and even describe its features by touch, it remains completely unseen.

A young Englishman in Paris who, after a night of gambling at a shady establishment, wins an unusually large sum of money. Elated but wary, he’s persuaded by an oddly charming old soldier to stay the night at the gambling house. The room he’s given seems ordinary—until he notices something strange about the bed.

Based on L’Interdiction by Honoré de Balzac, the story follows a man who becomes the target of a sinister scheme. After he gives money to a woman considered unattractive, his wife and her brother conspire to have him declared insane—not out of concern, but to seize control of his wealth. They go so far as to frame him for murder and enlist a corrupt judge to ensure the plan succeeds.

Arthur Gordon Pym is a restless young man who stows away aboard the whaling ship Grampus with the help of his friend Augustus. The plan goes awry when a mutiny breaks out. The ship descends into chaos, violence, and bloodshed. When order is finally restored, only a handful of men remain alive—and food and water have all but run out.

Set in Corsica and later Paris, the story follows Ginevra Piombo, the devoted daughter of a proud and powerful Corsican family. The Piombos are deeply entangled in an age-old vendetta—a blood feud with the Porta family, their long-time enemies.

Against her father’s wishes, Ginevra falls in love with and secretly marries Luigi Porta, the last surviving member of the rival clan. Her love defies tradition, but her father, Bartholomeo Piombo, is consumed by vengeance and refuses to accept the union.

The story is narrated by a sceptical gentleman (often referred to as a “man of reason”) who becomes intrigued by rumours of a house in London that terrifies all who stay there. Determined to debunk the myth, he decides to rent the house and spend the night there, accompanied by a loyal servant.

The story opens with a narrator—an old friend of Roderick Usher—arriving at the Usher mansion in response to a desperate letter. The mansion is ancient, crumbling, and unnaturally eerie, standing by a black tarn under an oppressive sky. From the moment he enters, the narrator feels a sense of doom and sickness clinging to the place.

Roderick Usher, pale and nervous, confesses that both he and his sister Madeline are afflicted by a strange malady. He believes the house itself is alive and somehow intertwined with their fates. Madeline is weak, ghostly, and wanders the halls like a shadow. Roderick seems to teeter on the edge of madness, plagued by supernatural fears and strange music.

“Conclusion” is a masterful close to Victor Hugo’s sweeping tale—a gentle, tearful goodbye that affirms the novel’s central truth: to love or have loved is enough. Jean Valjean dies not in disgrace, but in grace, leaving behind a world forever touched by his sacrifice.

Jean Valjean and Cosette is thrust into the heart of political unrest as Paris erupts into rebellion. Amidst revolution, new characters take center stage—especially Marius, who falls in love with Cosette—and Valjean must make a harrowing choice that tests his capacity for sacrifice and forgiveness.

Jean Valjean and Cosette are once again fugitives, pursued by Inspector Javert. This chapter of the story is filled with tension, danger, and a surprising twist of fate that offers both literal and symbolic.