This category offers links to classic literary works available online.
Subcategories 14
Sites 19
- The Online Books Page Electronic texts archived at the University of Pennsylvania Digital Library. Search or browse by author/title/subject.
- The War of the Worlds E-text of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.
- Classic Reader A large collection of full-length classic stories for online reading.
- Books for Young Readers Electronic text versions of young children's books and rhymes. Most are illustrated.
- IPL Story Hour A small collection of online stories for younger readers. Contents include: Mother Goose, The Tortoise and the Hare, and others.
- Catcher in the Rye Essays Includes a summary of the book, an "about the author" section, essay ideas and help, and completed essays.
- Building Rainbows Book Reviews - Classic Children's Books A collection of electronic texts for young people with provisions for adding book reviews and discussion about each of the books.
- The Baldwin Project Online editions of classic children's books from the golden age of children's literature (1880-1922).
- byGosh.com: Children's Classics Offers online selection of classic stories for kids and teens. Includes links to short stories for kids.
- Young People's Zone A site with children's literature online sorted by series and author. Includes fairy tales, Avonlea series, fables, Robin Hood tales, and other classics
- Classic Bookshelf E-texts presented with the aid of an applet which allows the choice of font size, spacing, and color.
- Animated Tall Tales Animated versions of classic American tales like Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and others. Fully narrated online story books and Flash cartoons.
- Jack London's Writings A collection of electronic text versions of novels and short stories by Jack London.
- Lynch Multimedia Includes Shakespeare's plays with audio, and the original.
- From Mother Goose in Prose by Frank Baum Includes story versions of a few rhymes.
- Electronic Texts Formated by Robert Stockton A collection of over twenty electronic text versions of classics reformatted for easy reading.
- Classics for Young People A list of classic literature for young people sorted by author. HTML versions of the text are included for many of the books.
- University of Virginia Electronic Text Center: The Modern English Collection Browse and search the publicly-accessible electronic texts from this extensive selection. Browse by author, or area of interest. Search by author or title or keywords/phrases within the text. Some titles include illustrations.
- Golden Books Offers printable activities and games based on childhood favorites.