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The Souls of Black Folk
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
The Souls of Black Folk, published in 1903, is a collection of essays by W. E. B. Du Bois that examines the African-American experience through personal observation…
The Reporter Who Made Himself King
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916
Albert Gordon, a young American reporter with ambitions of writing and a desire for a quieter life, sails to an obscure tropical island named Opeki only to find his…
Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis
Various
Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis by Various is a collection of essays and personal reflections honoring the American writer and war correspondent Richard Hard…
Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916; Davis, Charles Belmont, 1866-1926 [Editor]
This collection of autobiographical sketches and letters by Richard Harding Davis draws on the author’s own experiences, tracing the course of his life from childho…
Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers
Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904
Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers is a mid-19th-century historical work by Samuel Smiles that highlights the contributions of people in ironworking…
Soldiers of Fortune
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916
Alice Langham moves through the social world of New York City, where elaborate dinners and conventional expectations shape how people relate to one another. Though …
Penrod
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946
Penrod is a collection of comic sketches published in 1914 that follows Penrod Schofield, an eleven-year-old boy, through a chain of misadventures in pre-World War …
Blix
Norris, Frank, 1870-1902
Blix by Frank Norris is a late 19th-century novel centered on the Bessemer family in San Francisco. The story focuses on Travis Bessemer, portrayed as strong and vi…
Helen of Troy, and Other Poems
Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933
This collection of poems by Sara Teasdale centers on love, beauty, and sorrow through a blend of personal reflection and classical allusion. Drawing on figures such…
Cast Upon the Breakers
Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899
Cast Upon the Breakers by Horatio Alger, Jr. follows Rodney Ropes, a young boy whose life changes when his family fortune is lost due to wrongdoing by his guardian.…
The First Book of Adam and Eve
Platt, Rutherford Hayes, 1894-1975
The First Book of Adam and Eve by Rutherford Hayes Platt retells what may be the period after Adam and Eve are expelled from the Garden of Eden. Set immediately fol…
L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas
Milton, John, 1608-1674
John Milton’s early 17th-century collection gathers four major poetic works that examine how people move between contrasting inner states and moral trials. L’Allegr…
The Lady, or the Tiger?
Stockton, Frank R., 1834-1902
“The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton is a short story first published in 1882. Set in a semi-barbaric kingdom, accused criminals are subjected to a trial …
The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World; Or, The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of Mansoul
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688
In an allegorical tale by John Bunyan, the town of Mansoul is described as having been perfect under the rule of King Shaddai until Diabolus persuades its citizens …
Cranford
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865; Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund), 1870-1938 [Illustrator]
Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is an episodic novel first published in 1853. Set in a small English country town, it presents the everyday life of elderly w…
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