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PBS

Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of American author Herman Melville, including information on his personal life and literary career.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: I and My Chimney by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "I and My Chimney," a story written by the author, Herman Melville.
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Grade Saver

Grade Saver: Moby Dick by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Bartleby the Scrivener, a Story of Wall Street" by H. Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "Bartleby the Scrivener, A Story of Wall Street" by Herman Melville. A successful lawyer on Wall Street hires Bartleby, a scrivener, to relieve the load of work experienced by his law firm. For...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Herman Melville including a biography, the full text of four novels, and three short stories. The novels include Billy Budd, Moby Dick, Omoo, and Typee: A Romance of the South Sea.
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "America" by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text of the poem "America" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE).
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Gettysburg" by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains the full text of the poem "Gettysburg" by Herman Melville. (1819-1891 CE)
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Shiloh: A Requiem," by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text for the poem "Shiloh: A Requiem" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE).
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Other

Melville's Home at Arrowhead

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information and an online tour of Arrowhead, Herman Melville's home in Pittsfield, MA. Includes pictures and information about the home and its restoration, as well as biographical information about Melville.
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Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin College: Herman Melville's Major Themes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with the novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. In this famous American novel we follow Ishmael as he documents Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit of the infamous white whale, Moby Dick -...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Typee: A Romance of the South Sea by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "Typee: A Romance of the South Sea" by Herman Melville. This was Melville's first book and is partly based on his experiences living on an island in the South Pacific.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Omoo by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the novel Omoo by Herman Melville. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Billy Budd by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "Billy Budd" the last novel by Herman Melville.
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Full Text of Billy Budd

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Bibliomania contains the full text to Herman Melville's Billy Budd written in 1891. A brief but factual introduction is given along with a table of contents that has each chapter of the book accessible by link.
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Typee

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Bibliomania contains links to online text for "Typee" published in 1846 and written by Herman Melville. Includes a brief, but factual summary of the novel, along with a list of chapters that are each accessible by link.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Lightning Rod Man" by Herman Melville

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Lightning-Rod Man" by Herman Melville. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Moby Dick Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an analysis of "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE). Describes the historical context in which the work was written. Includes biographical details about Herman Melville's life after the publication of...
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Bartleby the Scrivener

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Bibliomania contains the full and complete text for "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" by Herman Melville.
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Website
Other

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site includes publishing history, excerpts,contemporary criticism and reviews for the Herman Melville work.
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eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: Moby Dick [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville is available here in PDF format. Moby Dick, which was first released in 1851, is 861 pages pages long.
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Handout
New York University

Nyu: Literature, Arts and Medicine Database

For Students 9th - 10th
NYU's Literature, Arts and Medicine Database is a collection of writings, art and film that encompass the medical humanities. Full texts of fiction, poetry, drama and nonfiction are available, as well as artworks and film clips. Summary...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Bartleby the Scrivener

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Bartleby the Scrivener one of Herman Melville's most studied works. Read about the major characters and their endeavors.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ma: Arrowhead (Herman Melville House)

For Students 9th - 10th
This 18th-century farmhouse was the home of author Herman Melville (1819-91) during his most productive years from 1850-1863. He wrote several novels here, including Moby-Dick, as well as short stories, magazine stories and poetry. The...

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