http://www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/
Project Bartleby, named for the famous short story by Herman Melville, 'Bartleby The Scrivener' (1853) transcribes full-text versions of selected books into online text versions. This is currently one of the largest public collections of online literature, and is maintained with strict editorial and quality control procedures. Titles include 'The Odyssey' of Homer, Emily Dickinson's Poems, John Keats' Poetical Works, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Shelley's Complete Poetical Works (under development), Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass,' and more. These are large electronic files requiring significant downloading time. An online search engine is included as well.