This site contains the full text of Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre," including prefaces to the second and third editions.

Bibliomania.com provides the full text of Samuel Pepys's Diary as well as the preface to the original edition.

Here, read the full text of Samuel Butler's "Erewhon." The 29 chapters of this novel are preceded by the prefaces for the first, second, and revised editions of the book.

Visitors can read the complete 17 chapter text of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's "Maria, Or the Wrongs of Woman." Includes a preface by novelist William S. Godwin.

Berkeley Digital Library provides this collection of early works published after Jack London's death. It has a preface by his wife.

Online version of a very detailed book on woodblock printing. Text and images are available as well as author's preface. Very good information now available online.

This page has a graphical and textual table of contents. You can go to an introduction, preface, previous eruption history, reawakening, and more!

The original text of "The Report of the Committee of Correspondence to the Boston Town Meeting, Nov. 20, 1772", written by Samuel Adams and including the preface by Benjamin Franklin written for the edition printed in England.

The University of Virginia Library provides the full text to Edward Everett Hale's volume of short stories. The preface is very enlightening and should definitely be read. The volume includes eight of his short stories.

Electronic version of Book I of Malory's "Le Morte D'Arthur." Includes a bibliographical note, a preface of William Caxton, and a glossary.

Chapter 1 of the seventh edition of "Sight Sound Motion" by Herbert Zettl. It includes the table of contents, author information, the preface, and a brief prologue. The topic of this chapter is Applied Media Aesthetics. He talks about...

Read this fascinating account by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, one of four survivors who traversed Florida and the Southwest for eight years, from 1529-1537.Read the preface which gives a background to this narrative before delving into...

This is the full text of the five-act play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It includes a preface by a professor of phonetics and a sequel "What Happens Next."

This is the full text of a prose version of the Medieval British Literature epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, author unknown. It also provides prefaces for the first and second editions and notes about the work.

A complete course in film and video production. Divided into six sections - Editing, Shooting, Sound, Lighting, Lens, and Tech. Each section has a similar structure, beginning with a preface and with headings on each page (repeated in...

Here are the full texts of three books of Emily Dickinson's poetry, edited and published posthumously by two of her friends, Mabel Loomis Todd and T. W. Higginson. (Only Ms. Todd edited the last book.) These texts include prefaces...

An archive of poetry by Maya Angelou is prefaced by a biographical essay.

This is the complete text of the poetry collection Poems, Series 1 by Emily Dickinson. A Preface and Prelude are provided as well as the four sections of poetry: Life (26 poems), Love (28), Nature (31), and Time and Eternity (40).

This is the complete text of the poetry collection Poems, Series 2 by Emily Dickinson. A Preface and Prelude are provided as well as the four sections of poetry: Life (47 poems), Love (16), Nature (41), and Time and Eternity (42).

This is the complete text of the poetry collection Poems, Series 3 by Emily Dickinson. A Preface and Prelude are provided as well as the four sections of poetry: Life (45) poems), Love (22), Nature (29), and Time and Eternity (49).

This French site focuses on Arippa d'Aubigne as a historian. The "Extraits de la preface" selection is from his "Histoire universelle."

Richard Moody does a fine job with a general description of a minstrel show. He gives background information on the history and development over the years. There are many links in the left-hand column for more information.

This is a guide to the reading of Act II of Macbeth. It offers background information, links to vocabulary, a summary of the act, hyperlinked notes, the text of the act, questions, and an alternative text. It also provides three tasks:...

This teacher's resource provides opportunities for close reading of Elie Wiesel's memoir, Night. This resource is published by the nonprofit group, Facing Voices of Love and Freedom.