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Bartleby - Great Books Online

Free access to thousands of classical texts, from quotations,  verse & poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.  Also includes access to Bartleby's newest editions of reference works such as Encylopedia of World History, Columbia Encylopedia, and the World Factbook. 

Bibliomania

Access to over 2,000 free classical texts.  Browse through the study guides and find plot summaries, themes, and biographies. 

Google Scholar

The Library Project.

Search Google Scholar's vast database of fiction and non-fiction books.  Some are available for preview only and others considered "public domain" are free.

Literature.org: The Online Library of Literature

The full and unabridged texts of more than 39 authors from Jules Verne to Charles Darwin.

Project Gutenberg

Over 25,000 free eBooks.  The first producer of free books available on the Internet. 

Online Books Page

Ockerbloom, John Mark.

This website has over 25,000 free, full-text English language e-books.

Schmoop: Homework Helper

Find study guides to 100s of popular and classic novels.  Also provides summaries, analysis, websites, and even study questions and quizzes. 

Sparknotes

Find study guides to over 500 books in English literature and Shakespeare.  Inlcudes plot and chapter summaries, character analysis, and even quizes and study questions. 

POETRY

Poets.org

Academy of American Poets.

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