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Books
- Alcott, Louisa May - Little Women (Bibliomania)
- American Literature Online (Ockerbloom)
Provides hundreds of works of American literature.
- Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice (Bibliomania)
- Blake, William - Collected Poems (Bibliomania)
- Books Online Search (Ockerbloom)
Provides the complete text of 8,000 books online. Search by title or author.
- Books Online by Subject (Ockerbloom)
Provides the complete text of 8,000 books online. Browse by subject.
- Bronte, Emily - Wuthering Heights (Bibliomania)
- Bulfinch's Mythology (Fisher)
Provides a comprehensive text, including line drawings, depicting life and legend in ancient Greece.
- Cooper - James Fenimore: The Last of the Mohicans
- Crane - Stephen: The Red Badge of Courage
- Defoe, Daniel - Robinson Crusoe (Bibliomania)
- Dickens, Charles - A Tale of Two Cities (Bibliomania)
- Dickens, Charles - Great Expectations (Bibliomania)
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable from 1894 (Bibliomania - Brewer)
Provides a short history of words, written in 1894. Can be searched using a keyword or browsed using an alphabetical directory.
- Doyle, Arthur Conan - The Hound of the Baskervilles (Bibliomania)
- Fiction (Bibliomania)
Provides 40 classical works of fiction.
- Grahame: The Wind in the Willows
- Great Books Online (Fowler)
Provides dozens of classical works online. 2-00
- Gulliver's Travels (Jaffe)
Provides the text and background information on the book and Johnathan Swift.
- Haggard, H. Rider - King Solomon's Mines (Bibliomania)
- Hardy, Thomas - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Bibliomania)
- Homer: The Iliad
- Homer: The Odyssey
- Jefferson, Thomas - Autobiography (Bibliomania)
- Joyce, James - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Bibliomania)
- Literature - An American History of Literature (Bibliomania - Simmonds)
Provides a history of American Literature for students. Includes the colonial period to recent times.
- Maugham, Somerset - Of Human Bondage (Bibliomania)
- Montgomery - Lucy Maud: Anne of Avonlea
- Montgomery - Lucy Maud: Anne of the Island
- Montgomery - Lucy Maud: Anne of Green Gables
- Prize-Winning Books Online (Ockerbloom)
Provides the complete text of prize-winning books online. Most of the books are in the public domain because their copyrights have expired. In other words, they are older books.
- Russian Literature (About.com - DeLaine)
Provides the works of Dostoyevsky, Gorky, Chekov, Tolstoy, and Lermontov. 3-00
- Smith, Adam - The Wealth of Nations (Bibliomania)
- Stevenson, Robert Louis - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Bibliomania)
- Stevenson, Robert Louis - Treasure Island (Bibliomania)
- Tolstoy, Leo - Anna Karenina (Bibliomania)
- Twain, Mark - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Samuel Clemens)
Provides the book by chapter.
- Twain, Mark - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - A Review (Doyno)
Provides a review of some of the original writing that did not become a part of the final book. The material helps provide context and meaning to Twain's writing process.
- Twain, Mark - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Critiques (Mining Co - Zwick)
Provides critiques of the book.
- Twain, Mark - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Teacing Resources (Mining Co - Zwick)
Provides resources for teachers using the book in a class.
- Twain, Mark - Tom Sawyer (Bibliomania)
- Verne - Jules: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- Verne, Jules - Around the World in 80 Days (Bibliomania)
- Wells - HG: The War of the Worlds
- Whitman - Walt: Leaves of Grass 10-99
- Whitman, Walt - Leaves of Grass (Bibliomania)
Discussions
- Ask the Author
Lesson Plans
- By Book Title (Donn)
Provides hundreds of lesson plans, listed alphbetically by book title. 1-00
- Literature - Classical (Able Media)
Provides lessons related to ancient Greek mythology, history, and literature. Requires the use of the Adobe Reader, which is free.
- Newberry Award Winners (TeacherLink - Smith)
Provides a comprehensive listing of books that have received the Newberry Award. 1-00
- Shakespeare (Donn)
Provides two dozen lessons, by work. Includes Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, MacBeth, Merchant of Venice, Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and The Tempest. 1-00
Lists
- A Celebration of Women Writers
- American Literature Written before 1900
- Book Reviews - Resources Listing "Best Books"
- Books (Powell's)
Provides one of the largest listings of new and used books in the USA.
- Canadian Literature (National Library of Canada)
- Classic Texts (Stevenson)
- Eighteenth-Century - Jane Austen
- Eighteenth-Century - Samuel Johnson
- Eighteenth-Century Literature and the Restoration
- Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Electronic Text Center
- Homework Helper (B.J. - Age 12)
- Huxley - Aldous
- Literature by Genre or Period (Liu - Voice of the Shuttle)
Provides hundreds of resources in drama, fiction, and poetry. Includes resources to improve writing skills. 2-00
- Medieval Drama (Higgins)
Provides links to costumes, scripts, props, musical, and other related materials.
- Multicultural Literature Resources (C. L. Smith)
Provides sources of literature that specialize in multicultural or ethnic themes. 2-00
- Multicultural Literature Resources (C. L. Smith)
Provides sources of literature that specialize in multicultural or ethnic themes. 2-00
- Out-of-Print Books Search (Penguin)
- Publishers and Booksellers
- Puns and English Fun
- Science Fiction Authors
- Shakespeare, William - Complete Works (Gray)
Provides many sources of the works of William Shakespeare.
Materials
- ERIC: Reading, English, and Communication
- Pictures of Authors
Provides hundreds of pictures of famous writers.
- Postcards - Romeo and Juliet
Papers
- A History of the Mystery (Case)
- Aurelius, Marcus - Meditations (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Long)
Provides the text for all twelve "books" or chapters.
- Blake, William - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Book Reviews by Grade Level
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Coleridge, Samuel Taylor - Short Biography (Kaupunginkirjasto)
Provides a short biography and a selected list of works.
- Cooleridge, Samuel Taylor - Poems (University of Toronto)
Provides selected poems. 3-00
- Dickinson, Emily - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Dryden, John - Poems (University of Toronto)
- DuBois - W.E.B.: Works
Provides five articles by DuBois and a long book entitled The Souls of Black Folk.
- Dunne, John - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Eighteenth-Century Texts
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo (Bibliomania - Simmonds)
Provides a biography, with an emphasis on his contribution to American Literature.
- Franklin, Benjamin (Bibliomania - Simmonds)
Provides a biography, with an emphasis on his contribution to American Literature.
- Frost, Robert - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Hero Tales (Aaron Shepard) 10-99
- Keats, John - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (Bibliomania - Simmonds)
Provides a biography, with an emphasis on his contribution to American Literature.
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Lord Byron - Poems (University of Toronto)
Provides selected poems of George Gordon, known as Lord Byron.
- Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Milton, John - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Multicultural Book Reviews (Mele)
Provides reviews organized by ethnic group. Provides title author, publisher, date, illustrations, ethnic group, protaganist sex, genre, review, grade level, and then a reviewer's grade for the book. Mostly contains books at the middle and high school levels. 2-00
- Novels - Analysis (Novelguide.com - IGD Solutions)
Provides interpretations of over two dozen classics, including summaries, character profiles, metaphor analysis, theme analysis, top ten quotes, and biographies of the authors. The classics include subect matter suitable for mature high school level students. 4-00
- O Henry - The Gift of the Magi
Provides links to definitions for key difficult words. No pictures are provided.
- Poe, Edgar Alan - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Poetry Online (University of Toronto)
Provides the poetry of hundreds of great poets, listed alphabetically. Allows searches by the first line of poetry, keyword, date, or author. Includes criticism on the poetry.
- Pope, Alexander - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Pound, Ezra - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Real Kids Real Adventures
"Have you ever daydreamed about being a hero? Ever imagined what it would be like to be lost in the mountains...or caught in a tornado...or trapped on a sinking ship? In the Story Room, you can hear about real kids just like you who have survived those incredible dangers and more..."
- Reviews of Children's Books
- Sacred Tales (Aaron Shepard)
- Salem Witchcraft Trials (United Nations Environmental Program)
Includes information used to try individuals as witches from the trials themselves and The Crucible.
- Sandburg, Carl - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Seeger, Alan - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Shakespeare, William - Sonnets and Other Poems (University of Toronto)
Provides selected poems. 3-00
- Shakespeare, William - Complete Works (MIT - Hylton)
Provides the complete works of William Shakespeare. In addition, provides a listing of works by type, chronology, or alphabetical order. Includes a search engine to find a work through a phrase or keyword.
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe - Poems (University of Toronto)
Provides selected poems. 3-00
- Tennyson, Alfred - Poems (Chandler)
Provides the works of Alfred Tennyson.
- Tennyson, Alfred - Poems (University of Toronto)
- Tennyson, Alfred - Short Biography (Kaupunginkirjasto)
Provides a short biography and a selected list of works.
- Thoreau, Henry David (Bibliomania - Simmonds)
Provides a biography, with an emphasis on his contribution to American Literature.
- Top 200 Children's Books (Yahoo)
Provides the names and authors of the children's books selected as the top 200 by Scholastic, with consultation from librarians. 12-99
- Whitman, Walt - Poems (University of Toronto)
Provides selected poems. 3-00
- Wordsworth, William - Poems (University of Toronto)
Provides selected poems. 3-00
- Wordsworth, William - Short Biography (Kaupunginkirjasto)
Provides a short biography and a selected list of works.
Periodicals
- Just for Teens - Teen Trek (Weekly Reader)
- Readers Digest
Projects
- MidLink Magazine (Middle School Level)
- Shakespeare Interactive
- Word Puzzles by Grade Level
- Word Puzzles
Purchase Resources
- Books - New and Bargain Books (Amazon.com)
Searches a large inventory of books that may be purchased online. 12-99
- Books - New and Bargain Books (Barnes and Noble)
Searches a large inventory of books that may be purchased online. 12-99
- Books - New, Used, and Rare Books (Powell's Books)
Searches a large inventory of books that may be purchased online. 12-99
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- Last Updated 08/27/00