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Mary Allyson's Reading for Enjoyment and Classical Story Archive Resource Page Last site update: 3/03/2009 It was in high school where I got my first good introduction to many of the classics of American and English literature. There was no searching the internet then writing a "cut and paste" report. You read the book, wrote the report "longhand", and then hoped the good sisters were satisfied. (they usually were not) I hope you share this pleasureable experience; reading the stories that is without the nuns or the book reports. Reading is one of the most rewarding and intellectual endevours that a person can engage in. It can take you to the heights of ecstacy or to the depths of dispair. It can take you on fantastic adventures to far distant lands. Reading can open the world of fantasy and magic and leave you spell-bound, nothing is barred except by the limits of your imagination. Try it. Search the internet. There is a wealth of material available and it is all generally free. I will offer my small portion here on this site. These are some of my favorites. Enjoy, Mary. -- Oh, and remember, there is always your local library. Selections of the Classics from the Public Domain A Christmas Carol - By: Charles Dickens The Great Stone Face - By: Nathaniel Hawthorne Little Women - By: Louisa May Alcott The Last of the Mohicans By: - James Fenimore Cooper The Little Match Girl - By: Hans Christian Anderson Was it Heaven or Hell - By: Mark Twain H.G. Wells's - War of the Worlds Boons of Life (short) - By: Mark Twain The Father Brown Mysteries - By: Gilbert Keith Chesterton The Secret Garden - By: Frances Hodgson Burnett The Little Princess - By: Frances Hodgson Burnett The Devil's Disciple - By: George Bernard Shaw (A Play) Peter Pan - By James M. Barrie Coming Soon: More online classics Please be Patient. In the meantime here are some Excellent sources of online classics University of Virginia Library; Electronic Text Center The Literature Network Free Web Books Read Books Online There is a lot of work maintaining and formatting a website such as this. My reward for this work is in reading my viewers comments regarding the site and it's content. I would be very pleased if you would take the time to sign my guestbook and leave even the briefest comment. Without such input from my readers doubts arise about the effort to maintain this site or if anyone is even reading the stories. If you like this resource and would like it to continue then please sign the guestbook. It costs you nothing but a few moments of your time but means so a great deal to me. Thank you - Mary