University of Michigan
American Verse Project: Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems
This is the full text of "The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, originally published in 1859.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: "Blood of the Prophets"
Unique site from the University of Michigan, this work was done under the pseudonym for Edgar Lee Masters! You can click on any chapter of the work.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Modern American Poetry: "The Master," by Edwin Arlington Robinson
The text of Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem, "The Master," about Abraham Lincoln. Although Robinson was born a few years after Lincoln's death, he grasps the way attitudes toward Lincoln changed throughout his life and afterwards.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Romantic Revival Austen
From the Cambridge History of Literature, provides analysis of the life, novels, and early works of Jane Austen.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Critical and Analytical Thinking About Literary Characters
Contains plans for four lessons that use the short story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry to teach about characterization using word maps. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Short Story: Iriving
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature site examines the contributions of Washington Irving to the development of the American short story genre.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Scholars: Noah Webster
From "Cambridge History of English and American Literature," this site examines Noah Webster's contributions to education as a textbook writer. Lists his major textbooks and describes their popularity.
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Bartleby.com: Pronunciation Before the Civil War
From H.L. Mencken's "The American Language," this site examines Webster's contribution to the study of language and spelling in the United States. Covers the history of Webster's works and summarizes his philosophy and advocacy for...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Robert Frost
The site provides background and texts of numerous poems. Follow the links at the bottom of the page to specific poetry books to find complete text of individual poems.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits
This University of Virginia Library site provides the full text of Carroll's English fiction poetry, "The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits." Also available are original photos of the cover and title page.
Other
Ambrose Bierce (1842 1914?)
A biographical survey of the life and work of Ambrose Bierce, the sardonic humorist and gothic fiction writer who disappeared in Mexico in 1914.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: The Snow Image (n.hawthorne)
A complete version of the short story "The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Presented in electronic form by the University of Virginia.
Other
Hawthorne, the Hippie and the Square
This essay looks at Hawthorne's work through a frequently made dichotomy between the hippie and the square as types in American life.
Library of Congress
Loc: Robert Frost
The site from the Library of Congress includes the handwritten version of Frost's poem, "The Gift Outright," that Frost delivered from memory at Kennedy's inauguration.
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Unc Pembroke: Edwin Arlington Robinson
Gives rhyme schemes to his poetry, a chronology, time line, links to other famous people of the time and to his poems. Includes two of his poems with critiques.
Other
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Transcendentalist Philosopher
Information and lesson ideas pertaining to the famous American thinker. The yellow, left side of the page contains teaching ideas, and the white, right side of the page contains background.
Other
East Meets West: Henry David Thoreau
This resource describes the influence of East Asian thought on Henry David Thoreau, including the cornerstone of Vedic thought, the "Bhagavad Gita."
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East Meets West: Ralph Waldo Emerson
This article examines the influence of Vedic literature and thought, including the "Bhagavat-Gita," on Emerson's philosophy and writing.
Other
Audio: War Is Kind by Stephen Crane
Crane's work is available for download here, as an mp3 file.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Song of Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Full text of the poem "Song of Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Emerson's the Poet
Poets.org presents the complete text to Emerson's essay on the poet, covering Emerson's thoughts on poetic inspiration and the role of the poet in society.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Robert Frost
The site from the Academy of American Poets includes background and information on Robert Frost with links to several of his famous poems. Some include audio of the poet reading his own work.