Free Reading
Free Reading: Guest Readers
Mix up reading time by having your own young scholars transform into guest readers. Have students act out the book, read, or show illustrations.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Edgar A. Guest
This site features the author Edgar A. Guest including the full text of the poetry collection, Just Folks.
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Classic Reader: Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
This is the full text of the poetry collection Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest. He became known as the People's Poet because his poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.
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Classic Reader: "The Ambitious Guest" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
This is the text of the short story "The Ambitious Guest" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a story of a young man who wishes for fame that will last long after he is gone; he wishes "not to be forgotten in the grave."
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Classic Reader: The Paying Guest by George Gissing
The full text of the novel The Paying Guest by George Gissing. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Guests by h.h. Munro
Read the full text of the short story "The Guests" by H.H. Munro, also known as Saki.
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Classic Reader: "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" by P. G. Wodehouse
Text of the short story "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" by P. G. Wodehouse. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Classic Reader: Tobermory
A guest at a dinner party claims to have taught the cat to speak in the short story "Tobemory" by H.H. Munro.
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Classic Reader: A Touch of Realism
"A Touch of Realism" by H.H. Munro centers around a game played by guests at a Christmas party.
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Classic Reader: The Christmas Tree and the Wedding by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Read the short story "The Christmas Tree and the Wedding" by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a man who observes guests at a Chrismas party and reflects on it years later after a wedding.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.