Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "America" by Herman Melville
This site contains the text of the poem "America" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE).
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Gettysburg" by Herman Melville
This site contains the full text of the poem "Gettysburg" by Herman Melville. (1819-1891 CE)
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Shiloh: A Requiem," by Herman Melville
This site contains the text for the poem "Shiloh: A Requiem" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE).
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "The Sphinx" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Full text of the poem "The Sphinx" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "The Problem" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Full text of the poem "The Problem" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1802-1882).
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: The Heresy of the Didactic
Poets.org presents the full text to Edgar Allan Poe's essay, "The Heresy of the Didactic." In addition to the full length essay, links are provided for related prose.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
Read the full text of Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" for free. With links to other short stories by famous American writers.
Other
Short Story Library at American Literature: The Private History of a Campaign
Read the full text of Mark Twain's short story "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed". With links to other short stories by American writers.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: Young Goodman Brown
Read the full text of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" on this site for free. With links to other short stories by American authors.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Full text of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". With links to other short stories by American writers.
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rwe: The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: The American Scholar
Read and listen to the complete text of Ralph Waldo Emerson's lecture, "American Scholar," delivered in 1837 to the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Cambridge.
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rwe: The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Literary Ethics
Discover the complete text of Ralph Waldo Emerson's lecture, "Literary Ethics," delivered before the Literary Societies of Dartmouth College in 1838.
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rwe: The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Young American
Read the full text to the lecture, "The Young American," delivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1844 to the Mercantile Library Association in Boston.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page
This site provides links to five of Browning's most famous works including "Aurora Leigh," "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point," "Selected Poems," "Sonnets From the Portuguese," and "Translations from the Greek Christian Poets."
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library: Works of Charlotte Bronte
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of five works done by Charlotte Bronte including "Jane Eyre", selected poems, "Shirley" and more.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of two of Emily Bronte works, "Poems by Currier, Ellis, and Acton Bell," and "Wuthering Heights."
University of Pennsylvania
U Penn Digital Library: Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of 18 of Thackeray's works.
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Poetry.net: "The Chronicle of the Drum" by Thackeray
The complete text of William Makepeace Thackeray's poem "The Chronicle of the Drum", a narrative of French military history. This ballad was written in Paris, in 1841, at the time of the second funeral of Napoleon.
Virginia Tech
Some Observations About Hawthorne's Women
A somewhat Freudian look at Hawthorne's characters, this critical essay includes source references.
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Univ. Of South Carolina/ f.scott Fitzgerald
The University of South Carolina provides a list of quotes either about or by author F. Scott Fitzgerald includes links to other pages of similar quotes.
Other
E Tutor, Inc.: Headless Horseman, Heady Author
This lesson for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" explores the author's use of figurative language and includes follow-up activities and additional resources.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: How 19th Century Artists Viewed the Separation of Civilization and Nature
Combining art and literature, this lesson takes a look at how artists drew the line between civilization and wilderness in 19th century America.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: The Acadian Diaspora
Take a fresh look at the Longfellow classic "Evangeline" in its historical context, with a look at a number of primary sources, and a connection with "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood."
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Integration of Longfellow's Poetry Into American Studies
This page offers a wide range of activities and lessons employing Longfellow's work, with an emphasis on the universality of much of his poetry.