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The Piazza Tales (Full Text) by Herman Melville
Full-texts of such Melville works as "Bartleby the Scrivner" and "Benito Cerino" can be read as facsimiles of the original editions as well as PDF and plain text documents.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Colonial Newspapers
Describes the writing style and content found in Colonial newspapers during the first half of the 1700s. Clicking on the link at the bottom of each page will take you to information about individual newspapers and journalists.
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Bartleby.com: James Russell Lowell
A selection of 99 quotations from the writing and speeches of James Russell Lowell, American essayist, poet, and editor.
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Bartleby.com: "Tamburlaine the Great". Vii. Marlowe and Kyd. Vol. 5
The paragraph in this site deals with the first original work of Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. His work was played in 1587 or 1588.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Herman Melville
This site provides lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources for teaching students Herman Melville's novels and fiction, including Moby-Dick, Bartleby, the Scrivener, Billy Budd, and so on.
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Bartleby.com: "Edward Ii". Vii. Marlowe Kyd. Kyd. Vol. 5. The Drama
Marlowe's play, Edward II, has been referred to as the best effort in dramatics for him.
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Bartleby.com: "At a Vacation Exercise" by John Milton
This is the original, online text of the poem "At a Vacation Exercise" by John Milton. Cursor down for the text.
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Bartleby.com: "The Willow Wren" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
This is the original, online text of the fairy tale "The Willow-Wren" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Grimm's Fairy Tales.
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Bartleby.com: "To (Time's Sea Hath Been Five Years)" by John Keats
This is the original, online text of the poem "To_ (Time's Sea Hath Been Five Years at It's Slow Ebb)" by John Keats, written to his fiancee, Fanny Brawne.
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Bartleby.com: "To Sir Henry Vane the Younger" by John Milton
This is the original, online text of the poem "To Sr Henry Vane the Younger" by John Milton.
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Bartleby.com: "Lexington" Full Text of the Poem
Full text of "Lexington," a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes is provided here.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Bartleby the Scrivener
Read about Bartleby the Scrivener one of Herman Melville's most studied works. Read about the major characters and their endeavors.