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Naked Lunch
by William S. BurroughsDelirious, nonlinear ravings of a junkie in hell. Also includes excerpts from the Boston trial where it was declared not obscene in 1966.
Tartuffe or the Hypocrite
by Molière Curtis Hidden PageTartuffe a "man of God" uses his connections to swindle his generous host Orgon out of his wealth and his wife. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Tales of Shakespeare
by Charles Lamb Mary LambTales meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors
by William ShakespeareBook Description The shortest and probably earliest of Shakespeare's comedies, The Comedy of Errors is the story of identical twin brothers who are raised apart-and then mistaken for each other.
Twelfth Night
by William ShakespeareTwelfth Night is a tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking. Twins are separated in a shipwreck, and forced to fend for themselves in a strange land. The first twin, Viola, falls in love with Orsino, who dotes on OIivia, who falls for Viola but is idolised by Malvolio. Enter Sebastian, who is the spitting image of his twin sister...
O'Neill: Son and Playwright, Volume 1
by Louis SheafferWinner of the Theater Library Association's George Freedley Memorial Award as the Best Theater Book of 1968. This is the first volume of Pulitzer Prize-winning Louis Sheaffer's monumental biography of America's greatest playwright. Here is groundbreaking information on every aspect of O'Neill's life up to 1920, when he was launched on Broadway with the opening of "Beyond the Horizon." Louis Sheaffer spent sixteen years researching and writing his well-honored biography. For his work on O'Neill Mr. Sheaffer was awarded three Guggenheim fellowships, two grants-in-aid by the American Council of Learned Societies, and a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts
by Arthur MillerMiller turns, for his setting, to the grim days of the Salem witch trials, and brings into focus an issue that still weighs heavily on the American civilization: the problem of guilt by association. Historical fiction.