PBS
Pbs: The American Novel
Information and analysis on the central concerns, characteristics, and distinguishing features of American literature, presented in timeline format. With synopses of classic works, biographical sketches, overviews of literary movements,...
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Classic Reader: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
This is the complete text of the classic novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.
Yale University
Yale University: Open Yale Courses: The American Novel Since 1945
Access any one of twenty-five lectures, in audio, video, or text format, from a university-level course in American novels published after World War II, With coverage of Black Boy, Wise Blood, Lolita, On the Road, Franny and Zooey, and...
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Classic Books at American Literature: "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
A short synopsis of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" followed by the full text divided by Chapter selection. With links to other short stories by American writers.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Classics for Young People
A launching point from the University of Calgary for several classic stories that are available online. Alphabetical by author, the list includes Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Rudyard Kipling.
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Classic Reader: The Golden Canyon by G. A. Henty
This is the full text of the novel The Golden Canyon by G. A. Henty, a historical novel set in the American Wild West.
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Classic Reader: Flame and Shadow by Sara Teasdale
This is the full text of the poetry collection Flame and Shadow by American poet Sara Teasdale.
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Classic Reader: The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. Reeve
This is the full text of the novel The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. Reeve. The scientific detective known as the "American Sherlock Holmes" pursues a ruthless arch villain in this high-stakes suspense novel.
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Classic Reader: The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green
This is the full text of the book The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green, a collection of mystery stories featuring Violet Strange. "A daring debutante solves the crimes of upper-crust Manhattan in this groundbreaking story...
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Classic Reader: Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This is the full text of the epic poem Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; it follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel.
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Classic Reader: The Children of the Night by Edwin Arlington Robinson
This is the full text of the poetry collection The Children of the Night by Edwin Arlington Robinson; it contains 42 poems including "Richard Cory."
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Classic Reader: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
This is the full text of the novel Ethan Frome by Pulitzer Prize-winner Edith Wharton. The novel is set in the cold, gray, bleakness of a New England winter. Ethan Frome is an isolated farmer trying to scrape out a meager living while...
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Classic Reader: The Three Taverns by Edwin Arlington Robinson
This is the full text of the book of poetry The Three Taverns by Edwin Arlington Robinson; this collection includes 30 poems.
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Classic Reader: The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey
This is the complete text of the western novel The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey.
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Classic Reader: Sword Blades & Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell
This is the full text of the book of poems Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Amy Lowell. It includes two sets of poems: "Sword Blades" and "Poppy Seed."
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Classic Reader: The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger
This is the full text of the novel The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger. It is a simplistic and moralistic tale of a young man to which bad has been done, and who does good in return.
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Classic Reader: Dangerous Days by Mary Roberts Rinehart
This is the complete text of the novel Dangerous Days by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
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Classic Reader: Dickory Cronke by Daniel Defoe
This is the complete text of the novel Dickory Cronke by Daniel Defoe including a preface and an epitaph.
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Classic Reader: The Efficiency Expert by Edgar Rice Burroughs
This is the full text of the novel The Efficiency Expert by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The story follows the adventures of Jimmy Torrance as he attempts to make a career for himself in 1921 Chicago.
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Classic Reader: A Face Illumined by Edward Payson Roe
This is the full text of the novel A Face Illumined by Edward Payson Roe, an unusual romance.
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Classic Reader: The Eyes of the World by Harold Bell Wright
This is the full text of the novel The Eyes of the World by Harold Bell Wright, an early 20th century western.
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Classic Reader: The Guardian Angel by Oliver Wendell Holmes
This is the full text of the novel The Guardian Angel by Oliver Wendell Holmes; it explores mental health and repressed memory, and Holmes uses the concept of the unconscious mind throughout his works.
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Classic Reader: The Golden Fleece by Julian Hawthorne
This is the full text of the novel The Golden Fleece by Julian Hawthorne, a combination romance, adventure, metaphysical and mystery from the Victorian era by the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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Classic Reader: Lovey Mary by Alice Hegan Rice
This is the complete text of the novel Lovey Mary by Alice Hegan Rice.