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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Westcotes by Arthur Quiller Couch

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "The Westcotes" by Arthur Quiller-Couch on this site.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The World Set Free by h.g. Wells

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the H.G. Wells novel "The World Set Free" about destructive and uncontrollable nuclear weapons.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Sir John Suckling's Plays

For Students 9th - 10th
Very brief and breezy excerpt about Sir John Suckling's plays. While he is better known for his poems, his plays do have some merit and deserve their status in the canon.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Where Angels Fear to Tread by e.m. Forster

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "Where Angels Fear to Tread" by E.M. Forster about an English widow who finds love in Italy which greatly upsets her in-laws.
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University of Virginia

Uva: Photograph of Charles Dodgson by Oscar Rejlander

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Virginia site provides a photograph of Carroll Lewis (Charles Dodgson).
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Curated OER

Charles Dickens: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web has content that provides a detailed biography and list of works; cultural, economic, social and political contexts; and essays addressing literary themes, imagery, characterization and more in the work...
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Curated OER

Charlotte Bronte

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web provides an elaborate overview of the life, works, and times of Charlotte Bronte. Content ranges from the genre, plot, and theme found in "Jane Eyre," to the position of middle-class women of Bronte's...
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Curated OER

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web provides information from a detailed biography and social and political history to essays about narrative, characterization, and more. This site provides a variety of excellent resources relating to...
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Curated OER

The Victorian Web: Charles Dickens

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Charles Dickens.
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Curated OER

Daniel Defoe

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Daniel Defoe.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Juliana of Norwich

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography from The Catholic Encyclopedia of Juliana of Norwich, a fourteenth century writer. Details her life experiences as well as her background as a nun, and some of her writing. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is...
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TheatreHistory.com

Theatre history.com: Oliver Goldsmith

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biographical profile of the 18th century Irish-English poet and playwright, Oliver Goldsmith, whose poems such as "The Deserted Village" and plays such as "She Stoops to Conquer" are considered masterpieces.
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The English Teacher

The English Teacher: Beowulf Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These teaching notes for Beowulf provide a model for your own lesson plan and as a basic resource to study Beowulf. These notes can help you remember the pertinent points of Anglo-Saxon epic poem and help to deepen your understanding.
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TheatreHistory.com

Theatre History: Restoration Drama

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from TheatreHistory.com provides great information on restoration drama. Links are given throughout for additional information on related subjects. The article is medium sized in length and discusses everthing from women...
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The English Teacher

Teacher2b.com: Teaching Language in King Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
A teacher shares thoughts and ideas on teaching King Lear.
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HyperHistory Online

Alcuin: English Scholar

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical note for Alcuin (737-804), an English monk, was the foremost scholar of the revival of learning known as the Carolingian Renaissance.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Romancers" by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the story "The Romancers" by H. H. Munro, a Scottish author of the Edwardian era. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Saint and the Goblin" by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Saint and the Goblin" by H. H. Munro, a Scottish author of the Edwardian era. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Schartz Metterklume Method" by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Schartz-Metterklume Method" by H. H. Munro, a Scottish author of the Edwardian era. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Two Florentine Balconies" by Robert Barr

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story "Two Florentine Balconies" by Robert Barr on this site.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Under the Clock" by Arnold Bennett

For Students 9th - 10th
"Under the Clock" takes place in 'Five Towns' which is the setting for many of Arnold Bennett's stories. It is a pottery manufacturing town in English midlands. Read the full text on this site.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Understudy" by Robert Barr

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Understudy" is part of a collection of short stories revolving around the theme of revenge. Read the full text of this short story by Robert Barr.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "An Unfair Advantage" by Arnold Bennett

For Students 9th - 10th
"An Unfair Advantage" takes place in 'Five Towns' which is the setting for many of Arnold Bennett's stories. It is a pottery manufacturing town in English midlands. Read the full text on this site.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Unrest Cure" by h.h. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
H.H. Munro, also known as Saki, is known for his macabre yet humorous stories. Read his short story "The Unrest-Cure" on this site.

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