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Bartleby
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Bartleby.com publishes the most up-to-date collection of reference works, as well as classic works of reference, fiction, nonfiction and verse all free of charge and in the public domain.
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Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
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Where does an author's life intersect an author's works? In the pages of the Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online, that's where! This digitized version of the printed work also brings you complete online access to all the volumes of Gale's popular reference sets. For more information on literature and authors, check out Something About the Author Online and Literature Criticism Online.
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eBook Collection on EBSCOhost
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Formerly called netLibrary, the eBook Collection on EBSCOhost offers thousands of electronic books which can be read on a computer with web access or simply browse the collection and transfer the eBooks to your portable device! The collection includes some fiction titles, but is primarily nonfiction. Paid for by the Milwaukee County Federated Library System.
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Literature Criticism Online
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Find your favorite literary reference works here! For more in-depth information on your search topic, click on these links too: Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online and Something About the Author Online. The results of online searches may be attractively printed in .pdf format or e-mailed as plain text or in html format.
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cardholders.
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One More Story
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Hear a book! See a book! Read a book! One More Story is an online library of children's classic and contemporary literature. Included among the over 50+ featured titles are such popular books as Crow Boy, Mouse Paint, and Pete's a Pizza. Through a simple point and click process, children can choose a book, see the illustrations and listen to the book out loud while following along as each word is highlighted. The guide is a bookworm and music accents the charming presentation - kids will want to come to the library for their personal storytime to read these books over and over again!
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libraries.
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Project Gutenberg
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Project Gutenberg is the Internet's oldest producer of free electronic books (eBooks or etexts). Most of the Project Gutenberg eBooks are older literary works that are in the public domain in the United States.
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Something About the Author Online
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Learn more about favorite authors and illustrators of the best books for children and young adults. From Cengage/Gale, Something About the Author Online is a complete archive that preserves the full experience of the print reference series. For more information on authors and their writings, check out Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online and Literature Criticism Online.
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Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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Sparknotes
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Sponsored by Barnes and Noble, Spark Notes provides study guides for most major works, divided into categories such as Literature, Shakespeare, Drama, and Poetry. Each guide includes a discussion of context, an overview of the plot, a list of characters, a discussion of themes and motifs, and a quiz to test your knowledge. Most materials are available to read free online, however, there is a charge for users who wish to download and print.
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