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Shmoop: A Clean, Well Lighted Place

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Ernest Hemingway's story, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, in this interesting site that examines the characters and focuses on the themes of loneliness and isolation.
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Shmoop: A Clockwork Orange

For Students 9th - 10th
Anthony Burgess' Clockwork Orange contains to be a novel worth reading. Find out about the characters and their motivations in this outstanding site.
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Shmoop: The Color Purple

For Students 9th - 10th
The Color Purple won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1983. This site does an excellent job of analysing the characters, the themes and important quotations from the book.
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Shmoop: The Comedy of Errors

For Students 9th - 10th
One of Shakespeare's early comedies, The Comedy of Errors, is a delightful comedy that is profiled in depth in this site. Read about the major characters, important quotations and themes.
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Shmoop: The Count of Monte Cristo

For Students 9th - 10th
Written in the 19th centure, The Count of Monte Cristo is one of Alexandre Dumas' most famous novels. This site examines in detail the characters, themes and important quotations from the novel.
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Shmoop: Crime and Punishment

For Students 9th - 10th
Initially written in installments, Crime and Punishment was published in 1866. This still popular novel is explored in detail in this interesting site that looks at characters and themes.
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Shmoop: The Crucible

For Students 9th - 10th
Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a re-enactment of the Salem Witch Trials. This fascinating site analyses the themes and characters in play.
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Shmoop: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

For Students 9th - 10th
This intriguing short story was first published in 1922. Read about the characters stepping back in time and the important quotations in the novel from this comprehensive site.
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Shmoop: Cyrano De Bergerac

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1897, Cyrano de Bergerac was an instant hit in Paris. Read about the characters and the themes in this excellent site.
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Shmoop: De Daumier Smith's Blue Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This both comic and tragic short story is wonderfully analysed in this site which focuses on characters and themes.
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Shmoop: Death of a Salesman

For Students 9th - 10th
This Pulitzer Prize winning play is thoroughly analysed in this excellent site that looks at the characters and their motivations.
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Shmoop: The Diamond as Big as the Ritz

For Students 9th - 10th
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most quirky, imaginative fantasy stories. Find out about the characters and themes in this informative site.
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Shmoop: The Diary of Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
Anne Frank's remarkable story is analysed in this excellent site that looks at important quotations in the book.
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Shmoop: The Displaced Person

For Students 9th - 10th
Flannery O' Connor's short sotry The Displaced Person is analysed in depth in this fascinating site that looks at the characters and themes in the story.
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Shmoop: A Doll's House

For Students 9th - 10th
This wonderful play is looked at in depth in this comprehensive site that analyses characters and their motivations.
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Shmoop: Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating site looks at Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, in terms of character and themes.
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Shmoop: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson's novel was classified as a mystery thriller. This site looks in depth at the characters, themes and important quotations from the novel.
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Shmoop: Dragonwngs

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1975, this young adult fiction novel explores a chinese immigrant's life in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. Read about the other characters and important themes in this informative site.
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Shmoop: Dry September

For Students 9th - 10th
Dry September is considered to be one of William Faulkner's finest stories. Read about the story, the characters and important themes in this informative site.
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Shmoop: Electra

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Sophocles play, Electra, in this site that looks at characters, plot and themes.
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Shmoop: Emma

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1815, Emma, is a story of a matchmaker. This site provides interesting information about the major chararcters, the themes and special quotations from the novel.
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Shmoop: Endgame

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the characters in Endgame one of Samuel Beckett's most significant plays. This site also provides an analysis of the most important themes and quotations in the play.
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Shmoop: An Enemy of the People

For Students 9th - 10th
Henry Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People is analysed in detail in this excellent site that looks at the characters and themes in the play>
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Shmoop: Ethan Frome

For Students 9th - 10th
Written by Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome is a fascinating novella that is looked at in depth in this interesting and informative site.