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The Adventures of Augie March. Welcome to the massive, anguished, exalted undertaking that is the ALL TIME 100 books list.

The Adventures of Augie March

The parameters: English language novels published anywhere in the world since 1923, the year that TIME Magazine began, which, before you ask, means that Ulysses (1922) doesn’t make the cut. In May, Time.com posted a similar list, of 100 movies picked by our film critics, Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel. This one is chosen by me, Richard Lacayo, and my colleague Lev Grossman, whom we sometimes cite as proof that you don’t need to be named Richard to be hired as a critic at TIME, though apparently it helps. Just ask our theater critic, Richard Zoglin. For the books project, Grossman and I each began by drawing up inventories of our nominees. Even so, there are many titles we couldn’t fit here that we’re still anguishing over. Good Quotations by Famous people.

Mythology Guide - A dictionary of Greek and Roman Myths. Share Your Writing - free publishing, free stories, free poems, free novels. Download e-books for free. Bloom. Western Canon. This page: A.

Bloom. Western Canon

The Theocratic Age: 2000 BCE-1321 CE B. The Aristocratic Age: 1321-1832 C. The Democratic Age: 1832-1900 D. The Chaotic Age: 20th Century A. "Since the literary canon is at issue here, I include only those religious, philosophical, historical, and scientific writings that are themselves of great aesthetic interest. "I have included some Sanskrit works, scriptures and fundamental literary texts, because of their influence on the Western canon.

The Ancient Near East. "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die". It's Time to Read! - Book reviews and news. Thank you for all the comments on this page!

It's Time to Read! - Book reviews and news

This is a collection of books mentioned or read on Gilmore Girls! Free Books : Download & Streaming : Ebook and Texts Archive : Internet Archive. Additional collections of scanned books, articles, and other texts (usually organized by topic) are presented here.

Free Books : Download & Streaming : Ebook and Texts Archive : Internet Archive

The American Libraries collection includes material contributed from across the United States. Institutions range from the Library of Congress to many local public libraries. As a whole, this collection of material brings holdings that cover many facets of American life and scholarship into the public domain. Significant portions of this collection have been generously sponsored by Microsoft , Yahoo! , The Sloan Foundation , and others. United States Patent and Trademark Office documents contributed by Think Computer Foundation. THE BRITISH LIBRARY - The world's knowledge. Index. Online Books : "Golden Guide Hallucinogenic Plants" by R.E....

The Golden GuideHallucinogenic Plants by Richard Evans Schultes What are hallucinogenic plants?

Online Books : "Golden Guide Hallucinogenic Plants" by R.E....

How do they affect mind and body? Who uses them - and why? This unique Golden Guide surveys the role of psychoactive plants in primitive and civilized societies from early times to the present. Welcome to the Polyglot Project. Because I could not stop for Death. Summary[edit] Text[edit] Because I could not stop for Death— He kindly stopped for me— The Carriage held but just Ourselves— And Immortality.5 We slowly drove—He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility— We passed the School, where Children strove 10 At Recess—in the Ring We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain— We passed the Setting Sun— Or rather—He passed Us— The Dews drew quivering and chill— 15 For only Gossamer, my Gown— My Tippet—only Tulle— We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground— The Roof was scarcely visible— 20 The Cornice—in the Ground— Since then—'tis Centuries—and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity— Critique[edit] In 1936 Allen Tate wrote, "[The poem] exemplifies better than anything else [Dickinson] wrote the special quality of her mind ...

Because I could not stop for Death

Musical settings[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Book recommendations from readers like you. BookMooch: trade your books with other people. Online Books, Poems, Short Stories - Read Print Library. What should I read next. 20 Insanely Creative Bookshelves: Pics, Videos, Links, News. The Great Geek Manual » The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries. I make no secret of the fact that I’m a hardcore bibliophile, but we’re a common enough lot these day.

The Great Geek Manual » The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries

And the one sight that always makes me linger over a webpage is rows and rows of neatly organized books. So, in an effort to draw more like-minded read here to my little blog, I decided to round-up a gallery of photos of some of the most beautiful libraries I’ve ever seen photos of. Enjoy. If you enjoy this gallery, make sure you check out our other list of The United States’ Most Beautiful Libraries!

Abbey Library St. The Astronomy Library of the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands Photo Credit: (Erik) Bristol Central Library Photo Credit: *Firefox. Better Book Titles: Archive. ShopWomens. Banned Books Online. Presents.

Banned Books Online

How To Write A Novel Using The Snowflake Method. Writing a novel is easy.

How To Write A Novel Using The Snowflake Method

Writing a good novel is hard. That’s just life. If it were easy, we’d all be writing best-selling, prize-winning fiction. Frankly, there are a thousand different people out there who can tell you how to write a novel. There are a thousand different methods. Catalog your books online. Best Utopian and Dystopian Fiction. 150 Free Textbooks: A Meta Collection. Free textbooks (aka open textbooks) written by knowledgable scholars are a relatively new phenomenon.

Below, find a meta list of 200 Free Textbooks, and check back often for new additions. Also see our online collection, 1,700 Free Online Courses from Top Universities. Art History.

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The Best 100 Opening Lines From Books / Life / Stylist Magazine. Welcome to StephenKing.com. Free Ebooks. Quotes. Page By Page Books. Read Classic Books Online, Free. Authorama - Public Domain Books. A List of The Essential Man's Library: 100 Must-Read Books - Art of Manliness. Accessible book. Great Poems « Greatest Books of All Time » Life-Changing Arts. A selection of great poems from centuries of brillant authors and poets. Whether you are new to the world of poetry and wish to savor it, or a well-versed poetry connoisseur, either way you will probably enjoy the classics of world poetry.

The poems are sorted by vote. To vote for a poem, click on the left of it. You can read and browse the poems by clicking on their title. Voting is possible once per day. Votes PoemAuthor. 100 novels everyone should read.