Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Shot/online Text and Story Notes
Barleby.com provides the online text version of Alexander Pushkin's short story "The Shot" plus a link to a short biography and a commentary on the story.
Other
Pushkin's Poems: Eugene Onegin
All 8 "books" of Pushkin's epic poem are available at this site in Russian and in English translation.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Aleksandr Pushkin
This site offers a biographical look at Aleksandr Pushkin, the Russian 19th century author who many consider to be "His country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian Literature." At the bottom of the page you'll also find a...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Henry W Longfellow's Youth
Detailed biographical information about Longfellow's youth and early education. Discusses the influence of his native Maine. Describes Longfellow's first publication, at the age of 13, in a local newspaper.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Longfellow at Bowdoin College
Detailed information about Longfellow's years at Bowdoin College, his post-graduate studies in Europe, and his marriage to Mary Storer Potter.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Henry W Longfellow Matures
Discussion of the influence of Europe and the death of his wife on Longfellow's writing. Includes an analysis of his prose work, "Hyperion", and Longfellow's collection of poetry called "Voices of the Night."
Vroma Project
Cambridge History of Eng. And Am. Literature: Longfellow at Harvard
Examines Longfellow's position at Harvard, his dissatisfaction with the academic life, and his second marriage. Includes a discussion of one of Longfellow's best-known poems, "A Psalm of Life."
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Longfellow House
This 1759 Georgian house was used by George Washington as his residence during the 1775-76 Siege of Boston. In the 19th century it was purchased for poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-82) by his father-in-law, and is where Longfellow...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alfred Tennyson
A portrait of Alfred Tennyson. Tennyson is known as one of the most popular English Poets of the 19th century. (1809-1892)
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early 19th century.