LitCharts (2024)

FAQs

Is there a way to get LitCharts for free? ›

To sign up for a free account, navigate to the LitCharts.com homepage and click the "Request it!" link: When you click this link, a pop-up will appear asking you to create a free account. Fill out this form and click "Continue".

LitCharts is created by literature experts, run by literature experts, and every LitChart is written by a literature expert. Our founders, Ben and Justin, are experts in English Literature. They both graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in English Literature from Harvard.

Side-by-Side Summary, Analysis, and Themes

LitCharts take a completely new approach to analyzing and explaining literature. CliffsNotes and every other literature guide series that followed (including SparkNotes) all use long paragraphs of summary followed by long paragraphs of analysis.

Click on the blue Download button in the right sidebar under "Download this Chart (PDF)." You'll need to be on a laptop or desktop computer in order to access the download links, which are located on every page of each literature guide.

LitCharts users can create free registered user accounts to access certain features available to logged in free registered users.

The average LitCharts hourly pay ranges from approximately $21 per hour (estimate) for an Intern - Hourly to $33 per hour (estimate) for a Freelance Writer. LitCharts employees rate the overall compensation and benefits package 4.2/5 stars.

LitCharts is a great resource to use with ESL/ELL and intervention students to reinforce concepts in texts provided. It is also helpful for students who lack experience with challenging literary classic.

You can subscribe to LitCharts A+ as a monthly member or as an annual member. A monthly subscription is $9.95 USD per month. You can save 50% by subscribing for a year! Our annual subscription rate is $59.40 USD.

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Everything in a SparkNote—from the chapter summaries, to the analysis of themes, to the sample essays—is copyrighted, and using or copying that content without crediting SparkNotes as the source is not only plagiarism, but is also illegal.

Is SparkNotes no longer free? ›

Until 2022, when SparkNotes Plus, a paid service, released, SparkNotes did not charge users to use any of its resources. SparkNotes receives revenue from advertisem*nts. Barnes & Noble acquired SparkNotes.com in 2001 for approximately $3.5 million.

Some people think using CliffsNotes guides is cheating, but it's not . . . unless you plagiarize (that is, copy information from CliffsNotes without giving us credit). Avoid plagiarism by knowing how to cite CliffsNotes, whether it's a print or online source of information.

We're delighted you're interested in trying out LitCharts A+! We don't offer a free trial, but you can download a few free samples of our downloadable products to get a better idea of what's included in the membership.

With LitCharts, their goal was to use technology to rebuild the literature guide format from the ground up. Fast forward 11 years, and LitCharts now offers over 2,000 digital literature guides that are read by millions of visitors each month.

Most of the content on our website and mobile apps remains freely accessible to all users. LitCharts A+ exclusive content, such as our Literature Guide PDFs, Quotes Explanations, and Teacher Editions, is accessible to paid subscribers only.

You can subscribe to LitCharts A+ as a monthly member or as an annual member. A monthly subscription is $9.95 USD per month.