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Independent literature reference

Literature Library

Browse complete, independently researched study guides. AP and IB markers record curriculum relevance; unfinished research never appears as a public guide.

311 completed study guides
WorkAuthorFormPublishedReferences
St. JoanGeorge Bernard ShawChronicle play in six scenes and an epilogue1923
AP FRQ 3
SulaToni MorrisonNovel1973
AP FRQ 3
The Age of InnocenceEdith WhartonNovel1920
AP FRQ 3IB PRL recommended author
The Color PurpleAlice WalkerEpistolary novel1982
AP FRQ 3
The Death of Ivan IlyichLeo TolstoyNovella1886
AP FRQ 3
The Great GatsbyF. Scott FitzgeraldNovel1925
AP FRQ 3
The Man He KilledThomas HardyDramatic monologue1902
Additional classroom reference
The MetamorphosisFranz KafkaNovella1915
AP FRQ 3Additional classroom reference
The Winter’s TaleWilliam ShakespearePlayc. 1611; First Folio 1623
AP FRQ 3IB PRL recommended author
There Will Come Soft RainsSara TeasdalePoem1918
[Poems; Tagalog and Pampanggan]Aurelio TolentinoLiterary work1907
IB PRL recommended authorEditorial IB-author selection

AP markers show works named in historical Question 3 prompts; they are not a required AP reading list. IB markers identify recommended authors, while the titles here are independent reading suggestions rather than works prescribed by the IB.