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Collections in Literature - Read More From the Writer

Literary collections offer you the opportunity to read muliple works from a single author (or from more than one author). Discover these collections of works by famous writers!
African-American Anthologies
If you want to read the works from the greatest African American writers in Classic Literature, these anthologies will offer narratives, essays, letters, journal entries, and more.
Agatha Christie Collections
Agatha Christie was one of the most prolific writers of mystery novels and short stories, with memorable characters like Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. Here are a few collections of Agatha Christie's works. Enjoy the mysteries!
American Literature Anthologies
American literature has a rich and varied history, from Colonial writers like Anne Bradstreet, through Civil War writers like Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, and on through the adventures of Bret Hart, Mark Twain, and Jack London. Read more about American literature.
American Puritan Collections & Studies
American Puritan writers helped to transform and glorify religion and God in their writings, but they also reflected the needs and desires of the reading public. Read from the famous American Puritans: Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, Mary Rowlandson, William Bradford, and others. Discover Puritan literature in the New World--with these collections.
Animal Collections
Animals have appeared in many of our most favorite classic tales. Jack London, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling and others have created unforgettable stories. Discover unforgettable animal characters with these animal tales. Read on.
Anne Bradstreet Collections
Anne Bradstreet is recognized as the first important American poet. Her poems were collected in "The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America" and "Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning." Read the poems of Anne Bradstreet.
Christina Rossetti Collections
(1830-1894) British writer. Christina Rossetti is now recognized as one of the greatest Victorian poets. She lived a reclusive life and wrote works like "Goblin Market," "A Birthday," and "Remember." Read more about the works of Christina Rossetti.
Edith Wharton Collections
Famous for works like "Age of Innocence," "Ethan Frome," and "The House of Mirth," along with shorter works like "Roman Fever" and "The Pelican." Read more of the famous works of Edith Wharton, Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer.
Ezra Pound Collections
Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was an American poet and critic, famous for the "Cantos." He also wrote "ABC of Reading" (1934), and "The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry" (1936).
Jack London Collections
Jack London (1876-1916) once wrote: "I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them." He said, "I will use my time." London had a hard life starting out, and he saw quite a lot of adventure, which came out in many of his works: "Call of the Wild," "The Sea-Wolf," "White Fang," and more.
Mark Twain Collections
The works of Mark Twain (1835-1910) have been collected in many different combinations (with short stories, speeches, novels, and more). These collections allow you to enjoy some of his greatest works in one volume. Take a look...
O. Henry Collections
O. Henry (pseudonym for William Sydney Porter) is famous for his unforgettable short stories: "The Gift of the Magi," "The Ransom of Red Chief," and other poignant tales. Read more about these collections.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Writings
Ralph Waldo Emerson is known for essays, lectures, addresses, poetry, and other literature. Read these collections, which feature some of his most famous reflections.
Sinclair Lewis Writings
Learn more about Sinclair Lewis and his status as a great American writer, with these collections of his works. "Main Street" was the work for which Lewis received the Pulitzer Prize (which he refused). In 1930, Lewis was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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