Classics from Literature and History

Common Sense: Thomas Paine's Pro-Revolution Pamphlet
Give Me Liberty...: Patrick Henry's Famous Speech
The Federalist Papers: A critical study of the U.S. Constitution from before it was adopted by the states
First Across the Continent: The story of Lewis and Clark's travels across the country
Chauncey Judd: The story of a teenage boy kidnapped by tories in revolutionary Connecticut
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address: In his first address, Licoln tries to sustain the Union

The Iliad by Homer: Alexander Pope’s verse translation of the Greek classic
The Iliad by Homer: Andrew Lang’s prose translation of the Greek classic
The Iliad by Homer: Earl of Derby’s free verse translation of the Greek classic
The Odyssey by Homer: Samuel Butler’s translation of the Greek classic
Aesop's Fables
Fantastic Fables: An reprise of Aesop's genre from the 19th century wit Ambrose Bierce
Fairy Tales by H. C. Andersen: Fairy tales collected by Hans Christian Andersen – by today's sensibilities, these sotories can be rather macabre, but they remain classics.
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie: This classic children's tale has been performed on Broadway, and the subject of animated and acted movies
Candide by Voltaire
Poems by Emily Dickenson
Poems by T. S. Eliot
The Divine Comedy by Dante: Longfellow's translation
The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carrol
Hungry Stones and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore
The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow

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