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Tudor History: Elizabeth I

For Students 9th - 10th
Good biographical entry on Queen Elizabeth I.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Later National Literature: P2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This encyclopedia, "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature" provided by Bartleby.com, includes information of regionalism in poetry located in section X 'Later Poets'. Check out 1.Poets of East and West 5. The Middle...
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East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Harriet Martineau (1802 1876)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Harriet Martineau, author and social reformer. Find out who she was, what she did, her achievements, and...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: "The Private," the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Hamlin Garland's short story, "The Return of a Private", that describes the post-Civil War conflicts for western farmers with nature and with other settlers.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Amy Lowell (1874 1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to the full texts of selected poems by Amy Lowell as welll as related resources.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: Harlem Renaissance and the Flowering of Creativity

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the African-American literary and musical boom known as the Harlem Renaissance after World War I and before World War II. Profiles some of the prominent figures involved in the movement.
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University of South Florida

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Decent site that focuses on Jewish Holocaust literature. Discusses main themes and major works of movement.
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Victorian Web

Victorian Web: Methodism

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay discusses the cultural influence of the Methodist movement. The author theorizes that this factor may have had more impact on England's literary ideas than that of enhancing or neutralizing the revolutionary fervor of the...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem by Maya Angelou taps into the black pride movement during the twentieth century. This site gives an excellent analysis of the poem and its important themes.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Moonstone

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most famous of Wilkie Collins' novels was The Moonstone. Read all about the work and its major characters in this informative site.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Influence of Folk

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site, which explores the influence of musical folk traditions in the poetry of Langston Hughes and Nicolas Guillen, provides lesson plans, a biography, examples of Hughes' poetry, and details about his meeting with Nicolas Guillen.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Guy of Warwick

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia article about the English Romantic hero Guy of Warwick. Along with the information in the article, this page includes notes, references, and links to related information.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures Of Robin Hood Of Great Renown In Nottinghamshire has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Five Years of Youth, Or, Sense and Sentiment

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Harriet Martineau's Five Years Of Youth, Or, Sense And Sentiment has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Mr. Rutherford's Children: Second Series

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Susan Warner's Mr. Rutherford's Children: Second Series has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Queechy

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Susan Warner's Queechy has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Little Duke

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Charlotte Mary Yonge's The Little Duke has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Prince and the Page: A Story of the Last Crusade

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Charlotte Mary Yonge's The Prince And The Page: A Story Of The Last Crusade has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York With the Bootblacks.

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Jr. Horatio Alger's Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life In New York With The Bootblacks has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Moonstone

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of R. D. Blackmore's Lorna Doone: A Romance Of Exmoor has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Young Miner, Or, Tom Nelson in California

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Jr. Horatio Alger's The Young Miner, Or, Tom Nelson In California has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Little Duke, Richard the Fearless

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Charlotte Mary Yonge's The Little Duke, Richard The Fearless has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Errand Boy, Or, How Phil Brent Won Success

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Jr. Horatio Alger's "The Errand Boy, Or, How Phil Brent Won Success" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.