Subdirectories of 19th Century:
Websites on 19th Century: Emmeline Grangerford's Scrapbook Study of the American Way of Death in the Victorian era. Includes an examination of views on death, spiritualism, the mourning process, obituaries, postmortem photography, memorial photography, posthumous mourning paintings, funerary practices, and epitaphs. HTI American Verse Project A collaborative project between the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative (HTI) and the University of Michigan Press. Introduction to American Romanticism By Ann Woodlief. Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America (American Memory, Library of Congress) A representative selection of American Sunday school books published between 1815 and 1865, drawn from the collections of Michigan State University and Central Michigan University Libraries. 19th Century British, American and Canadian Authors Online verification of first printing of literary first editions by 19th century authors largely known for their work in children's literature. 19th-Century American Children and What They Read A site devoted to American children and their literature from 1800-1872, featuring texts of children's books and magazines of the period, particularly works by Samuel G. Goodrich. USA: National Identity I An essay by Keijo Virtanen on the role of philosophy and literature in building up the national identity of the early 19th century United States. Women, Madness and American Literature Articles on the relationship between these themes in 19th century literature. By Jennifer A. Ward.
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