Charles Lamb retells the tale of Ulysses. This is not a translation of Homer's Ulysses, but a modern (19th century) retelling of the story.
Critically not as well received as Tom Jones or Joseph Andrews, Amelia was Henry Fielding's third novel. The entire text is here, along with a lengthy introduction. Multiple formats of the ebook are accessible via this page.
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.
Read the full text of Shaw's comedy, Arms and the Man. This, like most of Shaw's plays, gains much by being read rather than seen.
A special subcollection of Project Gutenberg's online book catalog: audio books, recorded by real people (there is also a computer-generated audio books collection). Currently includes 35 or so selections ranging from fairy tales, Beatrix Potter stories, the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and the Wizard of Oz, to a short narrative written by Benjamin Franklin, World of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, or Shakespeare sonnets.
Read about the life of this famous industrialist and philanthropist in his own words in this full-text edition published in 1920.
The complete full-text of this literary work is available to download or read in online multiple digital formats. This famous translation was first published in 1910 and includes an introductory note by the translator, John Addington Symonds.
Resource presents multiple digital formats of this literary text. You can read about the famous scientist's life in his own words, as he recalled his thoughts and actions for his children.
Provides multiple digital formats of the full text of G. K. Chesterton's epic poem.
The entire text of Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur, which was the best-selling novel of the 19th century.
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.
More famous as a poet, Robert Browning also wrote several plays. The entire script of this tragedy is offered here in multiple formats.
Project Gutenberg provides the full text to over 20 books by Anton Chekov. Select the title of the book, and then choose the best way in which to view and read it in its entirety.
The text of Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry can be found here in multiple digital formats.
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.
Candide by Voltaire presented as an ebook by Project Gutenburg, formatted for online reading.
An online copy in plain text format of Kipling's work, easy to search and to use with online text readers.
A Child's History Of England by Charles Dickens offers the opportunity to learn the history of England as told by one of the finest storytellers of English literature. The book begins with Roman Britannia and proceeds chronologically to Queen Victoria.
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.
Translated by William James Hickie, this full version of the Aristophanes comedy, The Clouds, is presented in multiple digital formats.