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Author Web Sites
The Republic of Pemberley
I am excessively diverted! Your haven in a world programmed to misunderstand obsession with all things Austen.
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Karen Blixen Information Site
All kinds of information and trivia about Karen Blixen.
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The Brontë Sisters' Web
This site contains e-texts of Charlotte and Emily Brontë's works, biographies, a message board and more links.
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Italo Calvino
"Because writing always means hiding something in such a way that it then is discovered"—Italo Calvino, If On a Winter's Night a Traveller
Discover a biography of Calvino, chronology, photographs, related essays, reviews and links.
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Roald Dahl
This colourful site offers information on the man, his works and "fun stuff!" for students and teachers.
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The Dickens Page
The best starting point for the exploration of Charles Dickens resources on the web.
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The Gaskell Web
This site includes all of Elizabeth Gaskell's works in e-text and many other resources, and is supported by the Gaskell Society.
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Gissing in Cyberspace
This site features e-texts of George Gissing's works, as well as a lot of helpful information.
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The Hegel Society of America
Founded in 1968 to promote the study of the philosophy of Hegel and Hegelianism, its place within the history of thought, and its relation to social, political, and cultural movements since his time.
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H. P. Lovecraft
An excellent on-line biography, with many links, of this unsurpassed master of weird horror.
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The H.P. Lovecraft Archive
An unbelievably brilliant resource—spend hours browsing and you'll only scrape the surface!
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Zembla
A complete and well-designed guide to Vladimir Nabokov—the official site of the International Vladimir Nabokov Society.
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Royal Shakespeare Company
The official site includes details of performances and membership.
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The Robert Louis Stevenson Website
This site contains e-texts of Robert Louis Stevenson's works, biographies, associations, events, images and useful links.
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The Voltaire Society of America
To foster the spirit of the Enlightenment ...
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Samuel Johnson
The most comprehensive collection of Samuel Johnson quotations on the web.
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Texts and reference sites
An electronic version of the entire Penguin edition of Bernard Shaw's plays is now included in the Chadwyck-Healey collection Twentieth Century Drama. This unique full text database of 2,500 plays from throughout the English-speaking world is available to university libraries and other institutional subscribers.
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The Literary Encyclopedia - an authoritative, up-to-date reference work written by named scholars most of whom are current university teachers.
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The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki
Further information and background for the Penguin Classic, The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki.
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The Poetry House
An authoritative guide to poetry across the English-speaking world.
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Rhinoceros
Enter the stampede! Everything you need to know about Ionesco's classic play.
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Other miscellaneous
Gateway to African American History
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Common-place
The Interactive Journal of Early American Life.
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The Diaries of George Washington
Introduction to the diaries of George Washington.
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@SLE Online
A site dedicated to literature considering the relationship between human beings and the natural world.
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E-Classics
Accessible Plutarch and a useful Classics links page.
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On-Line Greek and Latin Dictionaries
A brilliant site at Tufts University, Massachusetts, containing on-line Greek and Latin dictionaries, including the invaluable Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary.
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A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
A fantastic site for Elizabethan reconstructionists.
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The Gothic Literature Page
A web site devoted to the study of Gothic Literature in England from 1764 to 1820.
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The Literary Gothic
An impressive site to aid the study and enjoyment of literary Gothicism.
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Diotima
Materials for the study of women and gender in the Ancient world.
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Legends
Legends is a beautiful site exploring the history, literature and lore of Robin Hood, King Arthur and many other characters of balladry, fiction and film, from the shores of Avalon to the towers of Zenda.
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Representative Poetry Online
An easily searchable range of 2200 English poems from Old English to the twentieth century.
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Romanticism on the Net
A very large list of links to a whole host of Romantic, Gothic, Victorian and other literary websites.
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Romantics Unbound
Dr David Hogsette's online learning and research site for the study of Romanticism.
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Scran
A searchable archive of Scottish history and culture.
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The Victorian Web
Professor Landow's hugely impressive Victorian Web at Brown University, Rhode Island.
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Victoria Research Web
A wide range of resources for research into the nineteenth century.
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Fables
A useful website where readers can learn more about the world of fables.
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The Religious Movements Homepage at the University of Virginia
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The Penguin Collectors Society
Founded in 1974 we study twentieth-century book design, particularly Penguin Books, and help to preserve and conserve Penguin Books and material relating to Penguin, and ensure the ready availability of that material for present and future research.
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Student/University Web Sites
Academic Info
A useful directory of online college and research level resources.
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The State and University Library at Göttingen, Germany
An interdisciplinary research library for scholars and students of Anglo-American culture which merges traditional and electronic resources.
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Nudge Student Living
Helps you make the most of your time at university.
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Literature Department, Open University
The Open University Literature Department teaches post-medieval and European literature (in translation). The Department produces the study materials that are used by more than 10,000 students annually, both undergraduate and postgraduate, who enroll for literature courses with the Open University.
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StudentBookWorld
Dedicated to supplying students with textbooks at discounted prices.
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Sussex Internet Gateway
A gateway at the University of Sussex to literary web sites and e-texts.
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Humbul Humanities Hub
A site for accessing a range of online humanities resources.
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Yoonee.com
A site for students in the UK offering advice, email services and the chance to win money.
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Sites for Pupils, Parents and Teachers
Modern Language Association
Includes information on the radio show What's The Word, which explores how language and literature enrich people's lives.
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Schoolsnet
An easy-to-navigate site including schools guide, library, news, sports and classroom resources.
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Lessonplanspage.com
Over 1000 free lesson plans.
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Abraham Lincoln and Antebellum America: Society and Politics
The Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitalization Project—for historical materials including books, manuscripts and other resources.
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The Learning Network
Reference resources and shopping for teachers, parents and children.
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Eureka!
The English Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham USA shares resources.
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Tangled Roots
A project exploring the histories of Americans of irish heritage and Americans of african heritage.
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The National Museum of Women in the Arts
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Queertheory.com
Queer Theory addresses a diverse array of interests, academic and otherwise, integrating visual, audio and textual resources with the best online resources—extending across many disciplines, including queer studies, gender studies, feminism, women's studies, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and transsexual studies, etc.
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