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LITERATURE STUDY GUIDES
WEBLIOGRAPHY
A sampling of websites for finding summaries
and/or analyses of classic literature.
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Note: Most summaries & analyses are free, but not everything on these sites is free. Please be careful when using them.
Book Rags
www.bookrags.com/notes/
Includes plot summaries, author info, character profiles & theme analysis. A few titles are full text.
Bookwolf
www.bookwolf.com/Welcome_to_Bookwolf1/welcome_to_bookwolf1.html
Summaries & analyses for about 30 titles.
Campus Nut Book Summaries
www.campusnut.com/bookindex.cfm
Includes chapter-by-chapter summaries, character profiles, historical contest & a few other tidbits. Includes only about 50 titles.
ClassicNotes
www.gradesaver.com/classic/ClassicNotes.html
Includes free summaries and analyses & brief biographical info for lots of titles.
Novel Guide
www.novelguide.com
Includes brief chapter-by-chapter summaries, character profiles & metaphor & theme analysis. Lots of titles listed. A few titles include full text.
Pink Monkey - Monkey Notes
www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/notes1.asp
More than 250 titles listed. Includes chapter-by-chapter summaries, key literary elements, analyses, & study questions. Some titles include historical context & author information. A few titles include full text.
Spark Notes
www.sparknotes.com/guides/
Includes chapter-by-chapter summaries, character profiles, themes, historical context, study questions & more. A few titles include full text.
Still can't find it? Also try:
Freebooknotes.com or Antistudy.com
Both let you search a title and find one or more websites that have a summary & or study guide for your title.
Use a web search engine to search for the title of your book plus the words "study guide." Example: "color purple" "study guide" or "lord of the flies" "study guide"
Remember to ask a Teen Services librarian for help!
You can also pick up a copy of this weblio in the Young Adult Room on the 2nd floor of the library.
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