Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is the autobiography of Harriet A. Jacobs, published in 1861 under the pen name Linda Brent. Well-known abolitionist Lydia Maria Child was invited by the publisher to write an introduction. Jacobs describes her life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children.

The Italian American Studies Open Syllabus (IASOS) is a crowd-sourced digital collection of remixable resources to explore and teach the Italian diaspora in the United States. Organized by keyword, each entry offers an introductory curatorial overview alongside a selection of resources encompassing academic and non-academic texts, cultural artifacts, educational materials, and multimedia content. Aimed at both educators and individuals, it fills the gap in Open Educational Resources for Italian American Studies and caters to the community's desire to connect with their heritage. Launched in April 2024, the IASOS encourages contributions to expand its scope and represent diverse perspectives on and within the Italian American experience.

This CUNY Student Edition of is intended to provide a free-to-use, reliable text for students and instructors. It is published under a Creative Commons license which allows almost unlimited free-use. The text is based on first edition, published in three volumes in 1847. CUNY Student editions are created and maintained by a community of student-scholars. Join them on GitHub: https://github.com/CUNY-Student-Editions

A copy of Leaves of Grass released by and found in Project Gutenberg.

The Letters of Jane Austen: Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord Bradbourne

Louisa May Alcott's classic story of the March sisters was originally published in 1868 and 1869 by Roberts Brothers, Boston. This text was prepared for Project Gutenberg in 2008 with last updates in 2010.

Una de las novelas cl‡sicas del romanticismo latinoamericano, Mar’a del colombiano Jorge Isaacs fue publicada en 1867. El intenso relato de amor entre Efra’n y Mar’a, enmarcado en la belleza y tenacidad del paisaje local, integra modelos estŽticos europeos a la realidad americana.

This course book is designed to foster an understanding of the various contexts in which music is heard. Examples drawn from diverse historical and geographical repertoires will cultivate an awareness of stylistic similarities and differences. Students develop skills as active listeners, learning the vocabulary necessary to describe this experience both verbally and in writing. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to preeminent classical composers, performers, genres and styles, and their historical context.

Frederick Douglass (1818Ð1895) was an abolitionist, orator, writer, and politician. He escaped from slavery in Maryland to became a national leader of the abolitionist movement. This, his first autobiography, details his life until his entrance on the national stage. It remains the most famous slave narrative.

In a SERIES of FAMILIAR LETTERS from a beautiful young DAMSEL to her PARENTS. Now first published in order to cultivate the principles of VIRTUE and RELIGION in the minds of the YOUTH of BOTH SEXES. A narrative which has its foundation in TRUTH and NATURE; and at the same time that it agreeably entertains, by a VARIETY of curious and affecting INCIDENTS, is entirely diverted of all the those images, which, in too many pieces calculated for amuseument only, tend to inflame the minds they should instruct. First published London (U. K.), 1741.

Welcome to Performing Asia on the Global Stage!

This course explores Asian identity in theatre and performance in the global context.

How are Asians represented in works created by Asian artists and artists from other cultural backgrounds? What challenges and progress do Asian theatre and performance face in the historical and contemporary world of multiple cultures?

Students will engage with various modes of performing Asia on the global stage, including theatre Orientalism, intercultural theatre, diaspora theatre and performance, and theatre translation. At the end of this semester, students will gain a deeper understanding of the nebulous connections between theatre and performance and ethnic and cultural identity.

Instructors are welcome to utilize resources provided in this open syllabus for their classes within the parameters of the Creative Commons licence. Note that for each week, this syllabus provides a diverse pool of open-access and non-open-access readings and resources. Instructors may choose which ones to use based on the students’ institutional support for access.

Jane Austen's 1813 romantic novel prepared for Project Gutenberg in 2008 by Anonymous volunteers and Daniel Widger and last updated in 2018.

"The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. It first appeared in The Gift for 1845 (1844) and was soon reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers. Text prepared for Project Gutenberg.

The first novel by newspaper columnist Fanny Fern (Sarah Payson Willis Parton) about a woman who overcomes misfortune, poverty, and sexism to make her own way in teh world with her wit and her pen. After the death of her husband, Ruth Hall receives little support from her family and must provide for herself and her two daughters. Originally published in 1854, Ruth Hall is based on Fanny Fern's own experiences as a working woman breaking into the male-dominated field of newspaper writing.

An annotated discovery of Emerson's homage to the infamous Renaissance man that wrote the constitution for the Republic of Letters. As we travel Emerson's insight into the bard, the annotations serve as an off-ramp to inspire thought and conversation, supplemented with reputable external resources. The range of topics is diverse, but all overlap with the great playwright and his works. Of the explored are Shakespearean Metaphysics, madness as mental illness, a Nazi-approved German translation, Herder insisting Shakespeare was the cause for Goethe's abysmal work, and more. Each of these various themes stems from Emerson's text; serving as our guide through the divergent, yet intersectional, points of discourse on Shakespeare's life and work.

Marked with a red letter "A" on her dress, Hester Prynne is notorious in her Puritan society. Everyone wants to know who fathered her illegitimate child. In spite of the rumors, shunning and shame, Hester keeps her secretÑwith unexpected consequences.

A selection of 75 poems from Petrarch's Canzoniere with additional audiovisual and other resources.

A Collection of 30 essays and short stories written by American author Washington Irving. The collection includes two stories, attributed to the fictional character Diedrich Knickerbocker: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." Originally published seially 1819-20; this text is based on the author's revised and expanded edition, published in 1848.