This is the complete text of the short stories "A Day in the Country" by Anton Chekhov.

This is the complete text of "A Dead Body" by Anton Chekhov.

This is the complete text of the short story "Easter Eve" by Anton Chekhov.

This is the complete text of the short story "Darkness" by Anton Chekhov.

This is the complete text of the short story "The Darling" by Anton Chekhov.

This site features a complete project guide for George Orwell's book "Animal Farm."

The main objective is for students to be able to interpret a chosen character from the novel Animal Farm. Students will then have an opportunity to represent that character in original symbolic form and present it orally to the class.

Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.

This site features an interdisciplinary lesson plan for the book "Letters from Rifka" by Karen Hesse. Discover how this twelve year old girl's struggle to get to America from Russia.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "The Huntsman ," a story written by the author, Anton Chekhov.

This site has a detailed biography of Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996 CE), with a bibliography.

Many folktale resources are offered here. Texts of stories, "extras" including music and audio files, posters and background information can be found for some stories.