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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (version 2)

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Frederick Douglass

Published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself was written in response to critics who…

Nature (version 2)

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

First published anonymously in 1836, Nature marks the beginning both of Emerson’s literary career and the Transcendentalist movement. Asking…

John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon and William Wilberforce

In The Spirit of the Age; Or, Contemporary Portraits

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William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt was a keen observer of his time and the people populating the literary landscape. He presents short monographs on such illus…

Frank H. Spearman: Business Incompatible with Art

In Literature in the Making, by Some of its Makers

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Variousandjoyce Kilmer

This is a collection of 23 essays based on interviews conducted by Joyce Kilmer with some of the most famous authors of the time (1917). Kil…

Horace in the Role of Maecenas

In Henry D. Thoreau

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Franklin Benjamin Sanborn

A biography of the famous and popular poet-naturalist, author, philosopher, historian, written by a family friend who spent time with Thorea…

Book X - On the Road, Chapters 3,4

In The Rise of David Levinsky

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Abraham Cahan

Coming to New York from the Russian Empire, Abraham Cahan founded the Jewish Daily Forward to help Yiddish-speaking immigrants adjust to lif…

Reflections on our Dislike of Things as they Are

In The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy

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John Galsworthy

This is a collection of essays by John Galsworthy. A multitude of subjects is covered, but the essays are connected by an artistic spirit, a…

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In The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (version 2)

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James Weldon Johnson

The story of a biracial man living in the deep south after the reconstruction era. He is young and talented. Yet, in order for him to avoid …

Biographical Sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole

In Early Poems

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James Russell Lowell

This is a volume of the early poems by James Russell Lowell, including a brief biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole. - Summary by Caro…

Every Man Chiefly Happy or Miserable at Home. The Opinions of Servants not to b…

In Selected Essays of Samuel Johnson

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Samuel Johnson

This is a volume of selected essays by "the great master of reason" Samuel Johnson. The most famous exerpts from The Rambler, The …