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American Literature — Short Stories, Novels & Poems for Readers & Teachers
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American Literature: thousands of short stories, novels, poems & books — free to read online. Study guides, flashcards & classroom tools for teachers and students.
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...erature.com/al/images/menu/halloween.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ids-stories/the-tale-of-peter-rabbit.jpgPeter Rabbit in the Children's Short Story Library
...ature.com/al/images/story/thumbelina.jpgThumbelinaGreat Fairy Tales categorized by Age Groups
...e.com/al/images/author/aesops-fables.jpgAesop's Fables'
...s/homepage/santa-claus-at-christmas.jpegChristmas Stories
...com/al/images/homepage/thanksgiving.jpegThanksgiving and Foodie StoriesThanksgiving and Foodie Stories
...re.com/al/images/homepage/halloween.jpegHalloweenHalloween - illustration by Anna Pędzik
...erature.com/homepage/the-two-sisters.jpgHalloweenHalloween Stories for Children
.../al/images/homepage/to-build-a-fire.jpeg100 Great Short Stories100 Great Short Stories
...twenty-great-american-short-stories.jpeg20 Great American Short Stories
.../al/images/homepage/the-monkeys-paw.jpegThe Monkey's Paw Short Story
...s/homepage/the-ministers-black-veil.jpegThe Ministers Black Veil from a short story collection for high school studentsShort Stories for High School Students
.../al/images/homepage/the-monkeys-paw.jpegThe Monkey's Paw from the Middle School Reading Library
.../images/homepage/teachers-resources.jpegteachers resources
.../al/images/homepage/the-aged-mother.jpegThe Aged Mother
...l/images/homepage/war-of-the-worlds.jpegScience Fiction Stories; The War of the Worlds in the Science Fiction Library
...mages/homepage/the-velveteen-rabbit.jpegVelveteen Rabbit, links to features landing page
...es/homepage/the-cask-of-amontillado.jpegThe Cask of Amontillado
...al/images/author/japanese-folk-tales.jpgJapanese Fairy Tales
.../al/images/homepage/sleeping-beauty.jpegShort Story Collections
...images/homepage/nathaniel-hawthorne.jpegAuthors from American LiteratureIndex of Authors
...m/al/images/homepage/virginia-woolf.jpegVirginia Woolf
.../images/homepage/frederick-douglass.jpegFrederick Douglass
.../al/images/homepage/abraham-lincoln.jpegAbraham Lincoln referencing the American History Library
...homepage/united-states-constitution.jpegThe Constitution of the United States
...com/al/images/homepage/robert-frost.jpegRobert Frost100 Great Poems
...al/images/homepage/the-great-gatsby.jpegGreat Gatsby, one of 25 Great American Novels
...re.com/al/images/homepage/moby-dick.jpegMoby Dick link to Classics Library
...omepage/20000-leagues-under-the-sea.jpeg200000 Leagues Under The Sea, link to young readers library

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Children's Stories
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H1 Elementary
H1 College
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H1 Study Guides
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H1 Quick Reads
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H1 Mystery Stories
H1 Science Fiction
H1 Features
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H1 Idioms & Latin
H1 Shakespeare
H1 The Bible
H1 Gothic & Ghost
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H1 Story Collections II
H1 More Short Stories
H1 Authors
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H1 Famous Authors
H1 Women Writers
H1 African American
H1 History
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H1 Great Speeches
H1 Historic Documents
H1 U.S. Constitution
H1 Poetry
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H1 Love Poems
H1 Famous Poets
H1 Classroom Poems
H1 25 Classic Books
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H1 Classics Library
H1 Young Readers
H1 Favorite Novels
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H2 Aesop's Fables Duplicate text
H2 Children's Favorites Duplicate text
H2 Thanksgiving Duplicate text
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H2 20 Great American Duplicate text
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H2 Elementary Duplicate text
H2 College Duplicate text
H2 Student Reading Duplicate text
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H2 Mystery Stories Duplicate text
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H2 The Bible Duplicate text
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H3 The Velveteen Rabbit
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H3 The Bogey Beast
H3 The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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H3 The Elves and the Shoemaker
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H3 Winnie The Pooh
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H3 The Aged Mother
H3 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
H3 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Just So Stories
H3 Just So Stories
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H3 The Gift of the Magi
H3 The Last Leaf
H3 The Little Match Girl
H3 The Sniper
H3 The Monkey's Paw
H3 A Dark Brown Dog
H3 The Coup de Grace
H3 The Necklace
H3 Regret
H3 The Storm
H3 The Story of an Hour
H3 The Open Window
H3 The Tell-Tale Heart
H3 The Cask of Amontillado
H3 The Pit and the Pendulum
H3 The Most Dangerous Game
H3 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
H3 The Selfish Giant
H3 The Skylight Room
H3 Eve's Diary
H3 To Build a Fire
H3 The Lady, or the Tiger?
H3 The Hanging Stranger
H3 A Jury of Her Peers
H3 Hearts and Hands
H3 The Lottery
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