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Neh: Edsit Ement: Faulkner's as I Lay Dying: Form of a Funeral
William Faulkner's self-proclaimed masterpiece, As I Lay Dying, originally published in 1930, is a fascinating exploration of the many voices found in a Southern family and community. Students will explore the use of multiple voices in...
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Classic Reader: With the Procession by Henry Blake Fuller
Read the full text of "With the Procession" about the Marshall family who struggles to keep their place in upper society Chicago during a time of great change.
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Classic Reader: What Can She Do by Edward Payson Roe
Read the full text of "What Can She Do" by Edward Payson Roe about the wealthy Allen family who suffers a devastating loss.
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Classic Reader: Bound to Rise by Horatio Alger
Read the full text of the coming of age story "Bound to Rise" by Horatio Alger about a young boy who leaves home in search of work to help his family through a financial hardship.
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Classic Reader: The Cabbage Patch by Alice Hegan Rice
Read the full text of the novel "The Cabbage Patch" by Alice Hegan Rice about a Kentucky family humorously coping with poverty.
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Classic Reader: Calvary Alley by Alice Hegan Rice
Read the full text of "Calvary Alley" by Alice Hegan Rice about a tomboy named Nancy who attempts to bring Christianity into her family.
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Classic Reader: The Chaperon by Henry James
Read the full text of "The Chaperon" by Henry James about a young woman who helps her family pick up the pieces after a divorce.
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Classic Reader: Undertow by Kathleen Thompson Norris
Read the full text of "Undertow" by Kathleen Thompson Norris about a young married couple starting their family and making ends meet.
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Classic Reader: "The Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmith
Read the full text of "The Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmith about a vicar and his family who lose their wealth and have to move to a more humble parish.
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Classic Reader: The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Read the full text of the novel "The Beautiful and the Damned" by F. Scott Fitgerald about a young couple in New York who choose not to work and spend their time socializing while waiting for an inheritance from a wealthy family member.
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Classic Reader: The Coming of Bill by p.g. Wodehouse
Read the full text of the novel "The Coming of Bill" by P.G. Wodehouse about a family who has to deal with a busybody aunt interfering with their son's upbringing.