55 books in series

LOA

LOA is a 55-book series with 55 released primary works first released in 1820 with contributions by Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Washington Irving, Stephen Crane, Library of America Staff, James Fenimore Cooper, Willa Cather, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, James Baldwin, Charles Brockden Brown, William L. Andrews, Henry Louis Gates, Theodore Dreiser, John Dos Passos, Ezra Pound, H. P. Lovecraft, Jack Kerouac, Philip K. Dick, Jonathan Lethem, John Marshall, Mark Twain, Lynd Ward, John Adams, Ambrose Bierce, Barbara W. Tuchman, Gary K. Wolfe, Sherwood Anderson, May Swenson, Jonathan Edwards, William Wells Brown, James Shapiro, Various, Abigail Adams, Madeleine L'Engle, Ann Petry, R.A. Lafferty, Samuel R. Delany, Jack Vance, Joanna Russ, Ursula K. Le Guin, S.J. Perelman, Ray Bradbury, Rachel Carson, Frederick Douglass, Charles Portis, Joan Didion, and John Quincy Adams.

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#1
Typee, Omoo, Mardi
Typee, Omoo, Mardi
  • Herman Melville
00 reads
#4
Uncle Tom's cabin, or, Life among the lowly ; The minister's wooing ; Oldtown folks
Uncle Tom's cabin, or, Life among the lowly ; The minister's wooing ; Oldtown folks
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe
3.43150 reads
#16
Washington Irving: History, Tales & Sketches
Washington Irving: History, Tales & Sketches
  • Washington Irving
00 reads
#18
Stephen Crane: Prose & Poetry
Stephen Crane: Prose & Poetry
  • Stephen Crane
00 reads
#24
Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Uncollected Prose, Billy Budd, Sailor
Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Uncollected Prose, Billy Budd, Sailor
  • Herman Melville
  • Library of America Staff
00 reads
#54
Sea Tales
Sea Tales
  • James Fenimore Cooper
00 reads
#57
Willa Cather: Stories, Poems, & Other Writings
Willa Cather: Stories, Poems, & Other Writings
  • Willa Cather
00 reads
#73
William Faulkner: Novels 1942–1954
William Faulkner: Novels 1942–1954
  • William Faulkner
51 read
#86
The Grapes of Wrath and Other Writings 1936–1941: The Long Valley / The Grapes of Wrath / The Log from the Sea of Cortez / The Harvest Gypsies
The Grapes of Wrath and Other Writings 1936–1941: The Long Valley / The Grapes of Wrath / The Log from the Sea of Cortez / The Harvest Gypsies
  • John Steinbeck
41 read
#97
Early Novels & Stories: Go Tell It on the Mountain / Giovanni’s Room / Another Country / Going to Meet the Man
Early Novels & Stories: Go Tell It on the Mountain / Giovanni’s Room / Another Country / Going to Meet the Man
  • James Baldwin
00 reads
#103
Charles Brockden Brown: Three Gothic Novels
Charles Brockden Brown: Three Gothic Novels
  • Charles Brockden Brown
00 reads
#114
Slave Narratives
Slave Narratives
  • William L. Andrews
  • Henry Louis Gates
00 reads
#123
The American Revolution: Writings from the War of Independence, 1775–1783
The American Revolution: Writings from the War of Independence, 1775–1783
    51 read
    #132
    John Steinbeck: Novels 1942-1952
    John Steinbeck: Novels 1942-1952
    • John Steinbeck
    00 reads
    #140
    An American Tragedy
    An American Tragedy
    • Theodore Dreiser
    3.7733 reads
    #142
    Dos Passos: Novels 1920-1925: One Man's Initiation: 1917, Three Soldiers, Manhattan Transfer
    Dos Passos: Novels 1920-1925: One Man's Initiation: 1917, Three Soldiers, Manhattan Transfer
    • John Dos Passos
    00 reads
    #144
    Cover 5

    Ezra Pound

    Ezra Pound: Poems & Translations
    • Ezra Pound
    00 reads
    #146
    Three Western Narratives
    Three Western Narratives
    • Washington Irving
    00 reads
    #155
    Tales of H.P. Lovecraft
    Tales of H.P. Lovecraft
    • H. P. Lovecraft
    4.4310 reads
    #174
    Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960
    Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960
    • Jack Kerouac
    00 reads
    #193
    Philip K. Dick: VALIS and Later Novels
    Philip K. Dick: VALIS and Later Novels
    • Philip K. Dick
    • Jonathan Lethem
    00 reads
    #198
    John Marshall: Writings
    John Marshall: Writings
    • John Marshall
    00 reads
    #200
    Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels
    Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels
    • Mark Twain
    00 reads
    #210
    Gods’ Man / Madman’s Drum / Wild Pilgrimage
    Gods’ Man / Madman’s Drum / Wild Pilgrimage
    • Lynd Ward
    4.52 reads
    #211
    Prelude to a Million Years / Song Without Words / Vertigo
    Prelude to a Million Years / Song Without Words / Vertigo
    • Lynd Ward
    00 reads
    #213
    Revolutionary Writings, 1755-1775
    Revolutionary Writings, 1755-1775
    • John Adams
    00 reads
    #214
    Revolutionary Writings 1775–1783
    Revolutionary Writings 1775–1783
    • John Adams
    00 reads
    #219
    The Devil’s Dictionary / Tales, & Memoirs
    The Devil’s Dictionary / Tales, & Memoirs
    • Ambrose Bierce
    00 reads
    #222
    The Guns of August
    The Guns of August
    • Barbara W. Tuchman
    4.1878 reads
    #227
    American Science Fiction:  Four Classic Novels, 1953-1956
    American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels, 1953-1956
    • Gary K. Wolfe
    00 reads
    #232
    The War of 1812: Writings from America's Second War of Independence
    The War of 1812: Writings from America's Second War of Independence
      00 reads
      #233
      American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation
      American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation
        00 reads
        #235
        Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories
        Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories
        • Sherwood Anderson
        51 read
        #239
        Collected Poems
        Collected Poems
        • May Swenson
        01 read
        #245
        Writings from the Great Awakening
        Writings from the Great Awakening
        • Jonathan Edwards
        00 reads
        #247
        Clotel & Other Writings
        Clotel & Other Writings
        • William Wells Brown
        00 reads
        #251
        Shakespeare in America: an Anthology from the Revolution to Now
        Shakespeare in America: an Anthology from the Revolution to Now
        • James Shapiro
        00 reads
        #259
        Art in America 1945-1970: Writings from the Age of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism
        Art in America 1945-1970: Writings from the Age of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism
        • Various
        00 reads
        #275
        Letters
        Letters
        • Abigail Adams
        00 reads
        #276
        Writings from the New Nation 1784–1826
        Writings from the New Nation 1784–1826
        • John Adams
        00 reads
        #310
        The Polly O'Keefe Quartet: The Arm of the Starfish / Dragons in the Water / A House Like a Lotus / An Acceptable Time
        The Polly O'Keefe Quartet: The Arm of the Starfish / Dragons in the Water / A House Like a Lotus / An Acceptable Time
        • Madeleine L'Engle
        00 reads
        #314
        The Street, The Narrows
        The Street, The Narrows
        • Ann Petry
        00 reads
        #320
        Complete Poems: Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War / Clarel / John Marr and Other Sailors / Timoleon Etc. / Posthumous & Uncollected
        Complete Poems: Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War / Clarel / John Marr and Other Sailors / Timoleon Etc. / Posthumous & Uncollected
        • Herman Melville
        51 read
        #322
        American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1968-1969: Past Master / Picnic on Paradise / Nova / Emphyrio
        American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1968-1969: Past Master / Picnic on Paradise / Nova / Emphyrio
        • R.A. Lafferty
        • Joanna Russ
        • Samuel R. Delany
        • Jack Vance
        00 reads
        #335
        Annals of the Western Shore: Gifts / Voices / Powers
        Annals of the Western Shore: Gifts / Voices / Powers
        • Ursula K. Le Guin
        00 reads
        #338
        Octavia E. Butler: Kindred, Fledgling, Collected Stories
        Octavia E. Butler: Kindred, Fledgling, Collected Stories
        • Octavia E. Butler
        4.51 read
        #346
        S. J. Perelman: Writings
        S. J. Perelman: Writings
        • S.J. Perelman
        00 reads
        #347
        Novels & Story Cycles: The Martian Chronicles / Fahrenheit 451 / Dandelion Wine / Something Wicked This Way Comes
        Novels & Story Cycles: The Martian Chronicles / Fahrenheit 451 / Dandelion Wine / Something Wicked This Way Comes
        • Ray Bradbury
        00 reads
        #352
        Cover 7

        Rachel Carson

        Rachel Carson: The Sea Trilogy
        • Rachel Carson
        00 reads
        #358
        Frederick Douglass: Speeches & Writings
        Frederick Douglass: Speeches & Writings
        • Frederick Douglass
        00 reads
        #360
        Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man, The October Country & Other Stories
        Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man, The October Country & Other Stories
        • Ray Bradbury
        00 reads
        #368
        Collected Poems
        Collected Poems
        • Ursula K. Le Guin
        41 read
        #369
        Charles Portis: Collected Works
        Charles Portis: Collected Works
        • Charles Portis
        00 reads
        #382
        Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology
        Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology
          41 read
          #386
          Joan Didion: Memoirs & Later Writings
          Joan Didion: Memoirs & Later Writings
          • Joan Didion
          00 reads
          #390
          John Quincy Adams: Speeches & Writings
          John Quincy Adams: Speeches & Writings
          • John Quincy Adams
          00 reads