Shmoop University
Shmoop: Barn Burning
This fascinating short story written by William Faulkner is analysed in this comprehensive site. Read about the characters and their motives.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
This American classic tells the story of an older man who has fantasies about who he could be. The exciting interior world of Walter Mitty is examined in this insightful website.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Sense and Sensibility
The characters, major themes and important quotations are all presented in this informative website which gives important insights into the novel Sense and Sensibility.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Longfellow and the Jewish Cemetery at Newport
An exhibit about the Jewish cemetery in Longfellow's famous poem of the same name shows maps, photographs, and contemporary photographs.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Longfellow Meets German Radical Poet Ferdinand Freiligrath
This lesson plan hinges on an essay detailing Longfellow's meeting with Ferdinand Freiligrath. Includes the essay itself, illustrations, excerpts of poetry and suggested discussion topics.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow & Harriet Beecher Stowe
Using artifacts, this exhibit explores the connections between Longfellow and Stowe.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: William Cullen Bryant. 1794 1878: To a Waterfowl
Full text of the poem "To a Waterfowl" by William Cullen Bryant.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Diplomatic Pay and Clothes by Mark Twain
The full text of the short story Diplomatic Pay and Clothes by Mark Twain.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Dog's Tale" by Mark Twain
The full text of the short story "A Dog's Tale" by Mark Twain.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Doctor Marigold" by Charles Dickens
The full text of the short story "Doctor Marigold" by Charles Dickens.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Dog and the Playlet" by O Henry
Read the full text of the short story "The Dog and the Playlet" by O Henry.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Sea Farmer by Jack London
Read the full text of the short story The Sea-Farmer by Jack London. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Love of Life" by Jack London
Text of the short story "Love of Life" by Jack London. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Legends of the Province House: Ii. Edward Randolph's Portrait"
Text of the short story "Legends of the Province House: II. Edward Randolph's Portrait" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Text of the short story "Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Psyche's Art" by Louisa May Alcott
Text of the short story "Psyche's Art" by Louisa May Alcott. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "At Old Man Eckert's" by Ambrose Bierce
Text of the short story "At Old Man Eckert's" by Ambrose Bierce. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Rutgers University
Asbestoswear: James Thurber's "The Little Girl and the Wolf"
This website provides the online text of Thurber's very short but clever fable "The Little Girl and the Wolf."
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 1834)
Read sonnets by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "Work without hope," and "One a Discovery Made Too Late." Page links to an introductory essay.
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central: George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788 1824)
The text of "Sonnet on Chillon" by Lord Byron is provided at this site.