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Bartleby.com: Strunk's the Elements of Style
Bartleby.com's online version of William Strunk, Jr.'s classic reference book, "The Elements of Style."
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Bartleby.com: William Strunk on the Possessive Singular
William Strunk Jr.'s "Elements of Style" on the creation of possessive singular nouns. Provided by Bartleby.com
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Bartleby.com: The King's English: Exclamation Mark Rules for Use
This site contains information on using the exclamation mark when there is no exclamation; confusion between question and exclamation; and internal questions and exclamation marks.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Later National Literature: P3
This encyclopedia, "The History of English and American Literature" provided by Bartleby.com, includes some information about regional dialects during the 19th and 20th centuries. Check out section XXX 'The English Language in America'....
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Bartleby.com: The Fore Brain or Prosencephalon
This site from Bartleby.com contains an intense, in-depth article from Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body on the fore-brain or prosencephalon. The article discusses the thalamus throughout and touches on its functions as a whole.
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Bartleby.com: Ben Jonson
Contains an index to a long entry on Ben Jonson. This entry provides biographical information, commentary on his work, and a thourough bibliography.
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Bartleby.com: Oxford Shakespeare: Cymbeline
The complete free text of Shakespeare's Cymbeline divided by acts and scenes. With bibliographic record and links to other Shakespeare texts.
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Bartleby.com: Short History of the World: Map of Median and Chaldean Empires
This is a map from H.G. Wells' important book, "A Short History of the World," showing the relationship between the Chaldean Empire under Nebuchadnezzar and the empire of the Medes.
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Bartleby.com: Book Production and Distribution, 1625?1800
Discusses important legal decisions after the first copyright laws were enacted.
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Bartleby.com: The Spectator and the Tatler Compared
This encyclopedia article compares The Spectator and The Tatler and the moralizing tone of Restoration English journalism.
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Bartleby.com: Pope?s Literary Consciousness . . .
Good discussion of Pope's life and work. Part of a larger article on Pope from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
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Bartleby.com: Oxford Book of English Verse: "She Walks in Beauty"
Contains the text of Byron's famous poem, "She walks in Beauty."
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Bartleby.com: North of Boston (Robert Frost)
A collection of Robert Frost poetry through Bartleby.com. Includes a general description of the collection and e-texts of several poems.
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Bartleby.com: The Man Without a Country
Read Edward Everett Hale's famous short story here. Scroll down and choose "Previous," for criticism and interpretation of the story by Henry S. Canby.
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Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: Apollo and Daphne
Read Bulfinch's famous version of the great god Apollo at this full text site.
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Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: Venus and Adonis
Read Thomas Bulfinch's account of the famous love affair of Venus and Adonis.
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Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: Juno and Her Rivals, Io & Callisto
Juno's famously jealous nature is revealed in these stories of her and her rivals for Jupiter's affection.
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Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: Bacchus
The history of the god Bacchus, the god of wine, includes the perilous circumstances of his birth and the foundation of his devotions, the Bacchanal.
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Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: Diana and Actaeon
This is the story of the youth Acton who, having illicitly beheld the goddess Diana naked, was changed by her into a stag and torn to pieces by a pack of dogs.
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Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: The Golden Fleece
Bulfinch's version of the famous story of Jason and the Golden Fleece is avilable in full text at this site.
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Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
Bulfinch's collection of Greek and Roman myths is available here in full text format. A little known feature of this work is its sections on Eastern mythology, Northern mythology and a section on Druid religion.
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Bartleby.com: Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th Century.: Donne to Butler
An introduction to J.C. Herbert Grierson's book, Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th Century. This provides a good explanation of metaphysical poetry as a type, and you can access the rest of the book which is a collection of the...
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Bartleby.com: Einstein "Relativity: The Special and General Theory"
This page presents the actual text of Albert Einstein's book "Relativity: The Special and General Theory." Just click on the chapter titles to read the text.
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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.