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Bartleby
Featuring Gray's Anatomy, King James Bible, Bartlett's Familiar Quotes, Oxford Shakespeare, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and more.
Classicly
Our books are public domain classics- generally from before 1923. We have an HTML5 reader that let's you read in your web browser and saves your place! We have both Kindle and PDF formats- and there's no limits on downloading for free.
Literature.org
On this site you will find the full and unabridged texts of classic works of English literature that are in the public domain.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the Internet's oldest producer of FREE electronic books (eBooks or eTexts).
Spreadsong
Free books to read on your iPod, iPad, or iPhone.

This PioGuide gives you suggestions of e-books and websites you can use to begin or supplement your research.

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Cambridge histories online
Provides full text online access to the complete 250-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects.
Encyclopedia Britannica

Full-text online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Also includes an online version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Gale Virtual Reference Library

With electronic reference books from Gale and our publishing partners, researchers can instantly access thousands of eBooks on virtually any subject. These trusted, authoritative reference works are available 24/7 through our state-of-the-art Gale Virtual Reference Library platform, providing an unprecedented combination of functionality and features.
Contains 17 books in the Nursing and Medical fields, Religion, Business, Education and more.
Oxford Reference Collection

Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest and most trusted reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource. The Premium Collection offers a huge range of fully-indexed, extensively linked, up to date, and cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works, including detailed information across a broad subject range from titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions series.