Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Odd Man Out" by w.w. Jacobs
Text of the short story "Odd Man Out" by British author W.W. Jacobs. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Classic Reader: "The Old Man of the Sea" by w.w. Jacobs
Text of the short story "The Old Man of the Sea" by British author W.W. Jacobs. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Persecution of Bob Pretty" by w.w. Jacobs
Text of the short story "The Persecution of Bob Pretty" by W.W. Jacobs, an English author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
PBS
Pbs: Benjamin Franklin: An Extraordinary Life: Franklin's Thirteen Virtues
Understand the virtues valued by Franklin, and other eighteenth-century men and women, by perusing this list.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Other Woman" by Sherwood Anderson
Text of the short story "The Other Woman" by Sherwood Anderson, an American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Other
Self knowlege.com: Sister Carrie
SelfKnowlege.com presents links about Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" as well as search engine results for Dreiser.
Other
Eugene O'neill Foundation: Tao House
Read the background and purpose of the foundation. Click on related links on the left side of the page. Take a virtual tour of the Tao House.
Other
Indianreader/a Moment With Wallace Black Elk
First rate synopsis of Wallace Black Elk. Insightful comments and perspectives.
Other
Stonee's Native Quotes Chief Joseph
This site provides several quotes of the famous Nez Perce Indian, Chief Joseph.
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central: James Russell Lowell
This Sonnet Central site provides the texts to six of James Russell Lowell's sonnets: "Love", "Love and Sorrow", "The Street", "Jeffries Wyman", "To a Friend", and "To Miss D.T.".
Other
Dundee University: W. H. Auden's Poetry
This personal website provides the text of four of W. H. Auden's poems: "Three Short Poems" and "In Praise of Limestone." It also offers a link to the W. H. Auden Society website.
Other
Poet's Corner: Elinor Wylie
This site provides online texts of a multitude of Wylie's poems, including "Nadir," "October," and "Ophelia." You must scroll down the page to find the section on Wylie.
Other
Phillis Wheatley: Precursor of American Abolitionism
A discussion of the 18th century African American poet Phillis Wheatley and her influence on the abolition movement.
Other
Pocantico Hills School: "Charlotte's Web"
This site, created by a second grade class at Pocantico Hills School, provides a very brief review of "Charlotte's Web," including very brief chapter summaries, and a game identifying quotations from the book. There are some helpful...
Other
Feminist.com: Ain't I a Woman?
This site presents the full text of the "Ain't I A Woman?" speech that was delivered by Sojourner Truth at the 1851 Women's Rights Convention.
Other
Positive Atheism: The Philosophy of Paine
This site displays the text as delivered by Thomas A. Edison about the philosophies of Thomas Paine (1737-1809 CE). According to Edison, Paine is one of the great members of society who was never recognized for his outstanding achievements.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Criticisms and Interpretations by Henry James
This site provides Henry James' criticism of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works.
Hanover College
Hanover College: Mary Rowlandson's Captivity Narrative
College essay examines Mary Rowlandson's captivity narrative in its historical context and in light of her religious beliefs. Analyzes Rowlandson's view that her captivity was punishment by God for breaking the covenant between God and...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: "The Voiceless" Full Text of the Poem
The text of "The Voiceless," a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes is provided here in full.
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Bartleby.com: "The Dilemma" Full Text of the Poem
The full text of "The Dilemma," a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes is provided here.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: "Lexington" Full Text of the Poem
Full text of "Lexington," a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes is provided here.
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Bartleby.com: "The Petition"
Text is provided of "The Petition," a poem by James Russell Lowell.
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Bartleby.com: "Song"
The full text of "Song," a poem by James Russell Lowell is provided here.