Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Race and Identity in Antebellum America
This unit features authors of Antebellum America and how they portray the American identity through their literature. Click on the tabs to explore the various resources available to enhance this unit.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Kate Chopin
The realistic writings depicting the cultures of Louisiana in the late nineteenth century are featured in this brief biography of fictional author Kate Chopin. See "Kate Chopin Activities" for related materials.
NC State University
Scribbling Women: American Female Authors
Alluding to a famous Hawthorne quote, "Scribbling Women" is collection of dramatized stories written by American female authors. Some resources may require a free membership.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Charlotte Forten Grimke
Brief biography of Charlotte Forten Grimke, an African American teacher and writer of Civil War period.
Other
Imprisonment and Captivity in Whitman and Dickinson
Primary source material, suggestions for critical approaches and classroom activities, a bibliography and some research ideas are all available here.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Initials Only" by Anna Katharine Green
Text of the book "Initials Only" by Anna Katharine Green. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The School Girl" by t.s. Arthur
Text of the short story "The School Girl" by T.S. Arthur, a 19th-century American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Two Husbands" by t.s. Arthur
Read the full text of "The Two Husbands" by T.S. Arthur on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "An Unexpected Result" by Edward Payson Roe
Read the full text of "The Unexpected Result" by Edward Payson Roe on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Unredeemed Pledges" by t.s. Arthur
Read the full text of the short story "Unredeemed Pledges" by T.S. Arthur.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Unruly Member" by t.s. Arthur
Read the short story "The Unruly Member" by T.S. Arthur on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Wasted Day" by Richard Harding Davis
A Wall Street banker helps get a former colleague out of trouble in the short story "A Wasted Day". Read the full text by Richard Harding Davis on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "What Can I Do?" by t.s. Arthur
Read the full text of the short story "What Can I Do?" by T.S. Arthur on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "What Five Dollars Paid" by t.s. Arthur
"What Five Dollars Paid" shows the chain reaction money can have when used to help people. Read the full text on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Which Was Most the Lady" by t.s. Arthur
Read the full text of "Which was Most the Lady" a short story by T.S. Arthur.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Who Are Happiest?" by t.s. Arthur
T.S. Arthur was an editor, author, and Amercian temperance crusader. Read the full text of his short story "Who are Happiest" on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Wife" by t.s. Arthur
T.S. Arthur was an author and a prominent figure in the temperance movement. Read the full text of his short story "The Wife" on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "In the Way of Temptation" by T. S. Arthur
Text of the short story "In the Way of Temptation" by T. S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "It's None of My Business" by T. S. Arthur
Text of the short story "It's None of My Business" by T. S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Jeff's Treasure" by Edward Payson Roe
Text of the short story "Jeff's Treasure" by American author Edward Payson Roe. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton
Text of the short story "The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Last Stetson" by John Fox Jr.
Text of the short story "The Last Stetson" by American author John Fox Jr. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Little Lizzie" by T. S. Arthur
Text of the short story "Little Lizzie" by T. S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Log of the 'Jolly Polly'" by Richard Harding Davis
Text of the short story "The Log of the 'Jolly Polly'" by American author Richard Harding Davis. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)