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The 19th century saw the invention of the novel and the introduction of free verse, two innovations that would utterly transform literature. And with writers like Dickens in Britain, Tolstoy in Russia, and Whitman and Twain in America, it was a century unrivaled in the history of literature.
Walt Whitman: Revising Himself
An informative and well illustrated Library of Congress online exhibit about Whitman's publication of Leaves of Grass.
An informative and well illustrated Library of Congress online exhibit about Whitman's publication of Leaves of Grass.
Walt Whitman: Poet at Work
The great American poet Walt Whitman shook up the 19th century, and his notebooks portray a writer bursting with ideas. The Library of Congress shows off the notebooks in this ambitious online exhibit.
The great American poet Walt Whitman shook up the 19th century, and his notebooks portray a writer bursting with ideas. The Library of Congress shows off the notebooks in this ambitious online exhibit.
Mark Twain In His Times
A comprehensive site at the University of Virginia featuring the text of many Twain works as well as very informative background information on the various books.
A comprehensive site at the University of Virginia featuring the text of many Twain works as well as very informative background information on the various books.