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Classic Reader: The Seed of Mc Coy by Jack London
The full text of the short story The Seed of McCoy by Jack London. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Gold That Glittered by O Henry
The full text of the short story The Gold That Glittered by O Henry. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Golden Fleece by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The full text of the short story The Golden Fleece by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: A Service of Love by O Henry
The full text of the short story A Service of Love by O Henry. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1974 to commemorate Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". With a short passage on the details of this eloquent folktale.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "La Figlia Che Piange" (Audio Only) by T. S. Eliot
Contains an audio recording of the poem "La Figlia Che Piange" by T. S. Eliot.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost provided by the Academy of American Poets.
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rwe: The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read and listen to essays published by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1844. (Click on each chapter name to listen to the audio.)
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rwe: The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Papers From the Dial
Read the full text of eight essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. All the essays available on this site were first published in "The Dial" between 1840 and 1843.
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Poem Hunter: All Poems of William Wordsworth
Provides links to a few poems and some of Wordsworth's poetic theory.
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Mary Shelley's "Mathilda"
No text is provided, but there are excerpts from letters about the manuscript, as well as other information regarding the manuscript.
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Ron: Analysis Interminable in the Other Wordsworth
A psychoanalytical look at Wordsworth, with comparision to Freud, using his writings. A very detailed exploration of this topic.
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Shmoop: Babylon Revisited
Read about one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous short stories Babylon Revisited. Find out about the interesting characters and what they have to say.
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Shmoop: The Road Not Taken
One of Robert Frost's most well known poems, The Road Not Taken, is analysed in detail in this comprehensive site.
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Shmoop: A Clean, Well Lighted Place
Read about Ernest Hemingway's story, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, in this interesting site that examines the characters and focuses on the themes of loneliness and isolation.
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Shmoop: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Published in 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson's novel was classified as a mystery thriller. This site looks in depth at the characters, themes and important quotations from the novel.
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Shmoop: Dry September
Dry September is considered to be one of William Faulkner's finest stories. Read about the story, the characters and important themes in this informative site.
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Shmoop: Emma
Published in 1815, Emma, is a story of a matchmaker. This site provides interesting information about the major chararcters, the themes and special quotations from the novel.
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Shmoop: Hills Like White Elephants
This short story from the collection Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway is one of his most famous short stories. Find out more about this story in this excellent site.
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Shmoop: The Killers
This short story was written one morning when Hemingway was in Spain. This site provides exciting information about the characters and important themes in the story.
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Shmoop: Mansfield Park
Jane Austen's third novel is analysed thoroughly in this fascinating site. Read about the characters, quotations and themes in the novel in this thorough site.
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Shmoop: Murders in the Rue Morgue
This fascinating story published in 1845 is one of the first detective stories written. Read about the major characters and themes in this intriguing site.
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Shmoop: My Antonia
This story about an immigrant girl growing up in the American West is analysed in detail in this informative site. Read about the characters and themes and find out about important quotations in the novel.