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Bartleby.com: The Vicar of Wakefield: The History of the Book

For Students 9th - 10th
Good discussion of The Vicar of Wakefiled and its history.
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Bartleby.com: The Golden Treasury of Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in Eng Lang

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Electronic text of Thomas Palgrave's book, "The Golden Treasury: Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language". There are several ways to find the poem that you want to study: by author, by title, by first line, and by...
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Bartleby.com: The Oxford Book of English Verse: a.t. Quiller Couch

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Compilation of various English poems. The poems are classified chronologically, alphabetically (by author), by title, and by first lines.
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Bartleby.com: The Odysseys of Homer, Vol. I

For Students 9th - 10th
This very early translation by George Chapman is offered from its 1857 edition at this site.
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Bartleby.com: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Etext

For Students 9th - 10th
This famous "Ghost," story is especially popular around Halloween. Read the original version by Washington Irving here.
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Bartleby.com: Robert's Rules of Order Revised (1915)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Bartleby.com provides the full text to Robert's Rules of Order Revised (published 1915). The content is indexed by section.
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Bartleby.com: "Tamburlaine the Great". Vii. Marlowe and Kyd. Vol. 5

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Bartleby.com: Vii. Marlowe and Kyd: Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great bibliographic site for Marlowe and Kyd. The site discusses their works of art.
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Bartleby.com: Vii. Marlowe and Kyd 1. The Forerunners of Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
Marlowe and Kyd are compared with each other through some of their works. Both poets were before Shakespeare.
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Bartleby.com: Marlowe and Kyd Criticism of Kyds Work and Comparison With Marlowe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site criticizes Kyd's work and draws a comparison to Marlowe's work. This site also describes Kyd's place in literature drama.
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Bartleby.com: Wessex Poems & Other Verses by Thomas Hardy

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Hardy's poetry is presented here from the 1898 edition. Includes a portrait of Hardy and an index of titles and first lines which link to the actual poems.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Transcendentalism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides details about the contributions of Bronson Alcott to transcendental thought and explains his role in Fruitlands and Brook Farm. Explains his innovative educational theories and provides details about his family life.
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Bartleby.com: Chapter Viii. Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Site is from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature, 1907-21." Covers Mark Twain himself and critiques on his work.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Caedmon's Hymn

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to good background information and commentary, this site provides Bede's actual text on Caedmon. Link to bibliography information and related works.
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Bartleby.com: American Political Writing, 1760 1789: The Stamp Act Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains background causes for the British Parliament's passage of the Stamp Act. It also contains arguments against the Stamp Act by famous colonists.
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Bartleby.com: Walt Whitman: "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"

For Students 9th - 10th
Walt Whitman's poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" from Leaves of Grass.
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Bartleby.com: "The Twa Corbies"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the anonymous 17th century Scottish poem "The Twa Corbies."
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Bartleby.com: Emily Dickinson: Complete Poems: Part Two: Nature: Xxiv

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem by Emily Dickinson numbered XXIV with the first line, "A narrow fellow in the grass." Links to contents and a bibliographic record are available.
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Bartleby.com: Emily Dickinson: Complete Poems: Part One: Life: I

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem by Emily Dickinson numbered I with the first line, "Success is counted sweetest." Links to contents and a bibliographic record are available.
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Bartleby.com: Emily Dickinson: Part One: Life Xi

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a poem from Emily Dickinson Complete Poems referred to as Part One: Life: Poem XI. It is about madness.
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Bartleby.com: Emily Dickinson: Complete Poems: Part One: Life: Xcvi

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem by Emily Dickinson numbered XCVI with the first line, "My life closed twice before its close." Links to contents and a bibliographic record are available.
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Bartleby.com: 8. Association With Shakespeare. Vii. Marlowe and Kyd. V

For Students 9th - 10th
Marlowe and Kyd's association with Shakespeare.
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Bartleby.com: Carl Sandburg

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a short biography of Sandburg, along with links to e-texts of two of his works, "Chicago Poems" and "Cornhuskers."
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Bartleby.com: Sandburg's "Chicago Poems"

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers the complete online text of Carl Sandburg's "Chicago Poems." Each poem is available in a separate link. By clicking on "Contents" at the top of page, students can link to an index of titles and first lines from all...