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  Perseus Project http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Includes texts from the classical and Renaissance world.
  Project Runeberg http://runeberg.org/
Archive of free ebooks of classic Nordic (Scandinavian) literature.
  The Internet Public Library - Reading Room http://www.ipl.org/div/reading/
Online public library provides directories of online texts, newspapers, magazines, reference materials with special sections for youth.
  Bartleby.com http://www.bartleby.com/
Etexts, focusing on classics and general reference works.
  The Online Literature Library http://www.literature.org/
A small, but easily-navigated selection of online etexts from English literature.
  Bibliomania http://www.bibliomania.com/
Houses an extensive online collection of texts ranging from fiction and poetry to general non-fiction and reference works.
  Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts http://www.infomotions.com/alex/
Collection of public domain documents from American and English literature as well as Western philosophy.
  Classic Reader http://www.classicreader.com/
A collection of classic fiction and non-fiction, poetry, and children's stories.
  Making of America http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/
A digital library of primary sources in 19th-century American social history from the antebellum period through Reconstruction.
  The EServer http://eserver.org/
Includes a variety of literature-related materials, including etext archives of prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction; links.
  Literature Online http://lion.chadwyck.com/
Links to third party sites, plus literary and reference databases including English and American poetry, drama, and prose, and The Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature. Requires paid subscription.
  The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) http://www.childrenslibrary.org/
Provides free access to children's books from around the world. Some books are public domain, others are used by author's permission.
  Classics at the Online Literature Library http://www.literature.org/authors/
Archived electronic texts indexed by author.
  Page by Page Books http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/
Hundreds of books in the public domain, divided into HTML pages.
  Adobe Sample eBook Library http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/library/
Features free sample eBooks including entire books and preview chapters from leading publishers. Adobe Digital Editions software is needed.
  Read Print http://www.readprint.com/
A free online library with thousands of books.
  FullBooks.com http://www.fullbooks.com/
A free online collection with thousands of books.
  Publicliterature.org http://publicliterature.org
Contains novels, poems, and religious texts with audio.
  Library of Southern Literature http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/
There is a collection of approximately 100 texts in HTML and XML. Documents the riches and diversity of Southern experience as presented in its most important literary works.
  The Internet Archive: Million Book Project http://www.archive.org/details/millionbooks
Carnegie Mellon University project to compile digitized texts into a free, searchable digital library.
  The Spectator Text Project at the Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities http://tabula.rutgers.edu/spectator/
An interactive hypermedia environment for the study of The Tatler (1709-1711), The Spectator (1711-14), and the eighteenth-century periodical in general.
  Public Bookshelf http://www.publicbookshelf.com/
A collection of books in the public domain which can be downloaded.
  ClassicAuthors.net http://classicauthors.net/
Includes archives of now public-domain works by various well-known American and British authors.
  World eBook Library http://www.worldlibrary.net/
Public domain books in HTML, usually one file per chapter. Offers PDF books to members only.
  Access: The Great Books http://www.anova.org/
A compilation of classic authors and their works, along with biographies, background, study guides. Linked to other sites related to the study of literature.
  Selected Sources for Electronic Texts http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/etexts.html
Provides links to electronic texts and archives in a variety of formats ranging from plain text to digital audio and digital braille. Compiled by the National Library Service.
  ArmenianHouse.org http://armenianhouse.org/
A private nonprofit project to convert into electronic format and publish the Armenian literary heritage. Also provides information on Armenian culture, history, religion.
  PSU's Electronic Classics Series http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/jimspdf.htm
Classics of literature in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
  Literature Project http://www.literatureproject.com/
A collection of classic books, poems, speeches, and plays. Site offers online chapter-indexed hypertext that can be easily read and searched and each piece includes downloadable e-text of the work.
  WebLiterature http://www.webliterature.net
Extensive collection of online classic literature including novels, stories, poems, essays and non-fiction. The library has search and browse capabilities.
  Free Electronic Books http://onlinesapiens.com/books.html
Educational texts.
  Literature of the Fantastic http://www.sff.net/people/doylemacdonald/lit.htm
A fair-sized collection of classic works of fantasy/sf, along with fantasy/sf-related websites.
  Fiction.us http://www.fiction.us/
Public domain novels, short stories and plays in HTML format.
  Knowledge Rush http://knowledgerush.com
Book lover community, vanity postings, directory of free ebooks, biographies, encyclopaedia.
  Free Online Books http://www.freeonlinebooks.org
Caters books for online reading. Browsed through genres, authors and titles.
  E-texts and Women's History http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa020199.htm
From About.com, listing of electronic versions of books, poetry, speeches, and other writings that illuminate women's history.
  Classic Book Library http://classicbook.info/
A collection of online ebooks featuring mystery, science fiction and romance.
  Bookstacks http://www.bookstacks.org/
Free online texts in several languages.
  Medieval and Classical Library http://omacl.org/
Collection of literary works of classical and medieval civilization.
  Classical Authors Directory http://authorsdirectory.com/
Portraits, biographies and pictures of 460 classic authors. 1258 online books of classical literature enhanced with annotations from the Encyclopedia of the Self.
  Master Texts http://www.mastertexts.com
Collection of English literature.
  Learn Library http://www.learnlibrary.com/index.htm
Offers books, poems, speeches, plays and essays; includes reader discussion forums.
  Gruntose http://www.gruntose.com/
Features selected electronic texts, including Doyle, Dumas, and Dana.
  http://www.cooo.net/ http://www.cooo.net/
Contains the full text of a number of English-language works including novels by Dickens, H G Wells, James Joyce and Robert Stevenson, as well as translated works.
  Read Easily http://www.readeasily.com/
Digital online library provides book lists by author or subject with a "set display" feature for the partially sighted and visually impaired.
  byGosh.com http://www.bygosh.com
Free, online illustrated children's stories, 20 best out-of-copyright novels of the 20th century, out-of-copyright nonfiction of the 20th century. Also children's stories.
  Kids4Classics http://www.kids4classics.com/
Free classic literature books, with kids picks highlighted.
  Read E-books in Computer, Mobile, Online or Offline http://www.cmadras.com
HTML collection of online classic e-books.
  PDFreeBooks Library http://pdfreebooks.org
A small collection of free public domain and copyleft books. Read online on iPaper or download free full text versions as PDF.
  Hypertexts in American Studies http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/hypertex.html
American literature including works by Poe, Jefferson, Madison, and Twain.
  The Classics in ASCII http://www.textfiles.com/etext/
Public domain fiction and non-fiction etexts at Textfiles.com.
  Instinct.org Online Texts http://www.instinct.org/texts/
Selected online texts on a variety of topics.
  The Society for the Appreciation of the Post-Dialogic Novel http://members.tripod.com/~dglen/society.htm
For theories on the status of the contemporary novel, reviewing texts in print form, with an eye toward the form's evolution via hypertexts and immersive environments.
  Yahshuan Archives - Akashic Infinitum http://salmun.cwahi.net/
Preservs Books from world religion, sects, history, philosophy, health, self-help, self-sufficiency, biographies and old Children's materials. Including Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and Gnostic writings.

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