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The Gigantic Question: Irving's History of New York
This extensive website, developed by Professor Edward J. Gallager and his students at Lehigh University, provides background, transcription, notes, and extensive analysis of Washington Irving's "History of New York." Provides an in-depth...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: The Blue Hotel
This University of Virginia Library site provides the text of Stephen Crane's "The Blue Hotel".
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Mark Twain in His Times
A comprehensive look at Mark Twain and many of his novels. "Innocents Abroad", "Tom Sawyer", "Huck Finn", "Connecticut Yankee", and "Pudd'nhead Wilson" are covered. Links are available to the full texts, illustrations, advertising and...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Innocents Abroad; Or, the New Pilgrim's Progress
Extensive collection from the University of Virginia that explores many aspects of Twain's short story, "Innocents Abroad; or, The New Pilgrim's Progress." Included are links that examine pre-texts, letters, sales, advertisement,...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Louisa May Alcot an Old Fashioned Girl
This full text of Louisa May Alcott's An Old Fashioned Girl tells the story of Polly, the old-fashioned girl, who rides to the city on a load of furniture in a farmer's cart. She goes to Boston where she wants to work as a music teacher...
Indiana University
Wolfert's Roost and Other Papers, Now First Collected
The 1855 edition of Washington Irving's essay collection Wolfert's Roost is provided in facsimile and can also be read in PDF and plain text form.
British Library
British Library: Dickens's Hard Times: Industrialisation
In this activity, students will examine the working lives of those who produced goods in factories, towns, and cities and investigate the social and economic backdrop to Charles Dickens's novel "Hard Times".
British Library
British Library: Austen's Persuasion: Status, Rank & Class
Through these activities, students will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of what gave Jane Austen's contemporaries status in their society; how important a person's rank and position in society was, and how knowing the...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Harriet B. Stowe, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850
A fictional depiction of the turmoil over the existence of slavery-and its human impact.
Duke University
The Biblical Perspective of the Poetry of Edwin Arlington Robinson
Meticulous exposition on the perspective and motivation of the author EA Robinson's writing, examining the role of the bible in his work.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Jack London on the Great Wat
Military "slant" on Jack London's work and life. Good site!
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Louisa May Alcott: Four Complete Texts Online
Complete online text of Louisa May Alcott's novels "Good Wives," "Eight Cousins," "Little Women," and "An Old Fashioned Girl." Follow the drop down link to Louisa M. Alcott to access these complete texts.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Hard Times (Full Times)
This Bibliomania website contains the full text of Dickens' novel Hard Times. A brief summary of the novel is also included, which notes the novel's inherent socialist values praised by George Bernard Shaw.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Elizabeth Barrett Browning Poems
This Bibliomania website from contains a chapter from "The Oxford Book of English Verse" that contains several poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Poetry includes, "River-spirits," "A softer voice," "Bird-spirit," "Grief," "A Musical...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
This Bibliomania website features the full text of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." A summary note about Stevenson's novel of the nature of good and evil is included.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Oscar Wilde the Teacher of Wisdom
Oscar Wilde's prose poem "The Teacher of Wisdom." Includes a link to other full texts of Wilde's work on Bibliomania.
Nagoya University (Japan)
Nagoya University: Charlotte Bronte: Villette (1853)
This site contains the full text of Charlotte Bronte's novel "Villette."
Nagoya University (Japan)
Nagoya University: Charlotte Bronte: The Professor (1857)
This site contains the full text of Charlotte Bronte's novel "The Professor."
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin: Emerson's Major Themes
Houghton Mifflin site has an entry that discusses major themes, historical issues, writing style, audience, and literary criticism for Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). Contains discussion/study questions and a bibliography.
Cengage Learning
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 1864)
Classroom issues and strategies are surveyed for teaching high school students the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Includes bibliography.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Nathaniel Hawthorne
This Bibliomania site provides a biographical note about Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Includes links to four full texts of his works: Mrs. Bullfrog, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Great Carbuncle, and The Scarlet Letter.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Bartleby the Scrivener
This site from Bibliomania contains the full and complete text for "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" by Herman Melville.
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin College: Herman Melville's Major Themes
This website discusses Melville's major themes, the historical and personal issues that affected his work, and provides comparisons with other writers of the time. Also included are study/discussion questions for "Billy Budd," "Benito...
Cengage Learning
Henry David Thoreau (1817 1862)
This lesson plan discusses teaching students the themes found in Henry David Thoreau. Describes historical perspectives and influences, form, style, and artistic conventions, and the original audience for his work. Includes study...