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Savvas Learning

Penguin: Reading Guide: A Room With a View [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This reading guide provides a critical introduction, background biographical information, and a number of questions to spark discussion about the book. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Oliver Twist (Study Guide)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a study guide to Dickens' famous novel, "Oliver Twist." Content includes a biography of the author; a synopsis of the novel; Dickens' preoccupations and techniques; use of the good, the bad, and the ugly; occurence of...
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Luminarium

Luminarium: 17th Century English Literature: Cavalier Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains individual sections about the Cavalier poets of 17th century Britain. Includes poems and quotes.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Literary Resources: Romantic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Search this comprehensive site for links to the authors and the writings of the Romantic Period. Don't miss out on this amazing collection of links. As Professor Jack Lynch, who created the list, has noted, these pages are outdated and...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Eleventh Hour by Ethel M. Dell

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the British novel The Eleventh Hour by Ethel M. Dell; it was adapted into The Eleventh Hour, a 1922 British silent film. The film revolves around Doris Elliott, who marries farmer Jeff Ironside, but quickly tires...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the five-act British play Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw including notes.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: George Silverman's Explanation by Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the British novel George Silverman's Explanation by Charles Dickens.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the British novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Erewhon by Samuel Butler

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the British novel Erewhon by Samuel Butler including three prefaces for various editions. In a faraway land, a traveler encounters a peculiar, topsy-turvy society in which sickness is a punishable crime and crime...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the British novel The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins in which a gentleman born in the higher ranks of life is accused of being a thief.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Experiment by Ethel M. Dell

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Experiment by Ethel M. Dell. This story is the bases a 1922 silent British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.
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Other

Samuel Johnson Page: Brief Biography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A biographical sketch of Johnson, featuring information about his difficult birth and childhood illnesses, his failed teaching career, and some details of his literary accomplishments.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Alexander Pope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Alexander Pope through the links found in this informative resource. This site provides links to biographical information and lesson plans for "The Rape of Lock."
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In-depth lesson plans for teaching Lewis Carroll's adaption of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for younger children, named "The Nursery Alice." In addition to providing learning objectives and guiding questions, this page includes...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Childhood Through the Looking Glass

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The objective of this site is to explore the visition of childhood through Lewis Caroll's eyes. This site features learning objectives and lesson plans. Don't miss out.
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World Wide School

World Wide School: "Edinburgh Picturesque" by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter-by-chapter complete text for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Edinburgh Picturesque".
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Virginia Library site provides the full text of Carroll's English fiction poetry, "The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits." Also available are original photos of the cover and title page.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Jabberwocky," by Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the text for Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky." Also available here is a good biography of the author. Click on 'Lewis Carroll' to find the biography.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very nice biography of the author of the "Alice" stories, Lewis Carroll. Also contains a selected bibliography of many of his works.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature:romantics&victorians Popular Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
From circuses and 'freak shows' to broadsides and novels, from pleasure gardens and music halls to chapbooks and penny dreadfuls, Georgian and Victorian Britain offered the public a rich range of affordable entertainments. Read more...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Julian of Norwich

For Students 9th - 10th
Familiarize yourself with the life and works of Julian of Norwich. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, links to related articles, and collection items.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Histories

For Students 9th - 10th
From the staging of disability to the influence of Machiavelli, explore the history plays of Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers.
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: Regulation of the Press [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the University of Oregon you can read Defoe's arguments for a free press as they were published in 1704.

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