Welcome to a comprehensive guide to free booknote summaries, literature notes, and study guides, for hundreds of classic novels. Some of our popular litnotes include into the wild, catching fire, macbeth, fahrenheit 451 and over 300 more titles. Main page english summaries supreme court new summaries resumenes en espanole recent changes random page. Cliffnotes are a condensed and easy way of understanding a book. These are our picks for the 50 most essential classic books. Popular classic romance books goodreads share book. All you have to do is look on the list below for your book, and click on the link. How to read a book is a 1940 classic teaching you how to become a more active reader and deliberately practice the various stages of reading, in order to maximize the value you get from books. Nov 05, 2007 a few weeks ago i wrote a post entitled 48 classic books to boost your learning experience. Looking for free book notes, chapter summaries, or literature study guides online. This collection of book summaries has been prepared by 6th grade teachers in the nebo school district as a resource for guided reading instruction. This wouldnt be so bad except that invariably the requisite reading is as boring as fly fishing in an empty lake.
Cao xueqin, a member of an eminent family that had served the qing dynasty emperors but whose fortunes had begun to decline, began composing dream of the red chamber during the 1740s. Cliffs notes on shakespeares a midsummer nights dream by matthew black, count of monte cristo by arnie jacobson, cliffs n. Cliffsnotes is the original and most widely imitated study guide. The work was considered groundbreaking for its honest treatment of childrens emotions, especially anger, and it won the 1964 caldecott medal. Mixed lot of 32 cliffs notes classic literature study guide book lot. Cliffsnotes books list of books by author cliffsnotes. Dream of the red chamber s textual history is involved and complex, and has long been a subject of critical scrutiny, debate, and conjecture. Frankenstein hardcover book, audio cassette, cliff notes, spark notes, lot of 4. It is generally agreed to be his masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although maugham stated, this is a novel, not an autobiography.
The worlds largest library of free online literature summaries, with over 460 study guides book notes chapter summaries online currently, and so much more. See a complete list of the characters in the count of monte cristo and indepth analyses of edmond dantes, danglars, mercedes, and caderousse. We have meticulously scoured the web to track down all of the free book notes, study guides, book summaries, chapter summaries, and analyses available for thousands of books, plays, and poems. The count of monte cristo is a novel by alexandre dumas that was first published in 1844.
To submit a summary use the book summary template below and email the file to pam. Each study guide includes summaries, essays, an indepth chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quiz. The synopses missed quite a bit, but never missed a spoiler. In the 1600s, balthasar gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called the art of worldly wisdom. We here at bookaminute classics have come up with a solution. Below you will find the full list of 63 summaries we have in our database, listed alphabetically by associated author. Westerfeld is a great writer and im currently reading the midnighter series which will also have cliff notes soon once ive finished the entire series. Study guides are offered for free by gradesaver on novels, plays, poems and films ranging from animal farm to yonnondio. Free chapter summaries, character descriptions, study questions and more. By simply reading you can be taken to the time of the american revolution with a book such as johnny tremain. Ill add further cliff notes about pretties and specials at a later date, as for those who havent read uglies it can detract from the first book and also the whole series.
Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Where the wild things are, illustrated childrens book by american writer and artist maurice sendak, published in 1963. Popular books summarized in 3 sentences or less this page shares a full list of book summaries i have compiled during my reading and research. Free book notes, cliff notes, summaries, and study guides. You can browse all book summaries below, sorted alphabetically. The cliffnotes version of these two books would be easy to understand information that sums up the chapters and gives themes for each chapter. Mind from the library, opened it, and was stunned to see that it was filled with onepage synopses of bookssort of a cliff notes of cliff notes. Usa john dos passos an extraordinary trilogy that uses a variety of narrative devices to express the story of america. The easytofollow condensed version of the classic tale.
Scroll down to start browsing top business and selfhelp book notes and book summaries. Besides sparknotes, there are a number of other study guide publishers that are always willing to lend a hand to college and school students on their path towards academic excellence. Charlotte jones on new york in books robert mccrums 100 best novels. And lets face it the cliff s notes are pretty timeconsuming too. Complete study guide including character descriptions, study questions, chapter summaries, and more by. Get the best deals on cliff notes lot when you shop the largest online selection at. Cliffsnotes free study guides are written by teachers and professors for students as a supplement to their reading. Cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test preparation. Must read classics 1706 books goodreads share book. Adam bede cliff notes cliff notes book summary cliff notes bede bison bede 36273 bison bede bison bede classic parts cliff burton cliff curtis cliff ragsdale cliff ragsddale old english translation of bedes ecclesiastical history the old english version of bedes ecclesiastical history bison bede classic wiring diagram cliff t ragsdale 6. Having trouble understanding shakespeare or 1984, come to cliffsnotes literature study guides for help. Cliffsnotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what you re. This list of book summaries shares the key ideas from some of the best books of. The world of classic literature is a wide open area for students of all ages.
For more than 50 years, students in need have turned to cliffsnotes for an. The work was considered groundbreaking for its honest treatment of childrens emotions, especially anger, and it won the 1964 caldecott. Shakespeares julius caesar cliffsnotes video summary. I believe the 48 books are great books which will boost our learning experience. Chapter summaries with notes analysis chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6.
In this kindle format, it is easy to jump right to the summary of the classic novel that you want to read. I recently picked up the massive collection the worlds 100 greatest books which is a collection that consists of 100 45minute audio abridgements of the greatest books of western literature. Condition is good with some minor ware on a couple of covers, and the previous owner name inside. Nineteen nineteen the second book in the trilogy 56. The jungle book is a collection of seven short stories by rudyard kipling. We have meticulously scoured the web to track down all of the free book notes, study guides, book summaries, chapter summaries, and analyses available for. Must read classics 1706 books share book recommendations. Use bible commentary free online for bible study including these popular commentaries. It follows the adventures of the darling children and peter pan, a boy who never grows up. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. No fear english grammar is a stepbystep guide to english grammar presented in a fresh, lively tutorial. The next question, after knowing what to read, is how. Super short cliffsnotes for all classic novels mcsweeneys.
Study guides by classicnotes study guides are offered for free by gradesaver on novels, plays, poems and films ranging from animal farm to yonnondio. To kill a mockingbird thug notes summary and analysis youtube. You know, the ones that everyone should get around to reading sooner, rather than later. Light in august cliff notes cliffs notes on light in august this is a vintage copy of cliffs notes on the classic, light in august by william faulkner. Much of the book focuses on mowgli, a boy who grows up in the jungle.
Adler and charles van doren and the welleducated mind by susan wise bauer. So, here for your i have no time enjoyment, are the gitomer cliff notes the new classic goal achievement method. Its a direct challenge to soundview executive book summaries, which has been in the business for 25 years and until. The guides present and create literary and other works in pamphlet form or online. In cliffs notes on light in august, you meet the character of joe christmas, the protagonist, whom critics.
They are some really great books that have been much neglected by readers. Super short cliffsnotes for all classic novels mcsweeney. These book summaries are not organized by category, so you might find a selfhelp book followed by a business book followed by a psychology book. That pleases cliff hillegass, the cliff in cliffs notes. Get instant access to over 20000 summaries of the best business, leadership, and nonfiction books.
I wanted them to read the classics, but even finding them was often difficult. They set the book or play in some historical context and even offer sample. The contender is a comingofage novel whose protagonist, a black seventeenyearold high school dropout named alfred brooks, lives with his aunt pearl and her three daughters in harlem, a predominantly african american neighborhood in manhattan, new york city, in the mid1960s. Jun 19, 2019 william shakespeares julius caesar as never seen before. Free summary of nickel and dimed by barbara ehrenreich. I have tried to summarize each book on this page in just three sentences, which i think is a fun way to distill the main ideas of the book.
Lot of 16 cliffs notes cliffsnotes books classics ebay. By reading a few pages you can be transformed into a world that is completely different from our current world. If you cant wait now to get that 80 pages sparknotes guide to to kill a mockingbird, you can find it and buy it. Founded in 1958 by clifton keith hillegass, cliffsnotes is the original company that produced study guides and book summaries ranging from. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. English literature world literature classical literature and languages philosophy history theater and drama womens studies music and art religion. Where the wild things are summary, analysis, movie. Write down your goals and post them up where you can see them. William shakespeares julius caesar as never seen before. This is the book i was looking for when my children were homeschooled during their high school years. Up for sale lot of 16 cliffs notes cliffsnotes books classics. See a complete list of the characters in murder on the orient express and indepth analyses of hercule poirot, mrs. Cliffsnotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what youre studying, cliffsnotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams.
The big sleep raymond chandler introducing philip marlowe. Cliffs notes on greek classics is the only reference book you need to understand the ideological and literary influence of the greek civilization. In going through this list, i found and removed some titles published within the last tenfifteen years. Weve already recommended our picks for the 50 best books of the past 50 years, but now were diving deeper into our literary history, temporally speaking. Kindle, iphone, android, ipad, ipods, pdfs, and more. I thought they were very well done in terms of their content and giving background to the stories within their. Free online book notes, study guides of over 300 books and a list of cliff notes and literature help. Perhaps the question is not how to read a classic, but how to read any book. Half of those books dont even have discernible plots. How to read classic books effectively life optimizer. Notecliff notes,cliffnotes,cliffs notes are registered. Cliffsnotes formerly cliffs notes, originally cliffs notes and often, erroneously, cliffnotes are a series of student study guides.
519 941 898 1286 888 700 122 1197 446 432 1274 1101 71 684 258 1204 1281 1101 1021 863 617 758 883 968 1369 792 235 855 254 60 879 1459 190 801 409 201 1331 408 1322 1238 890 551 1177 939 1223 1011 791 638 1080