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General Literature Sites & Resources

Literary Resources on the Net

Contains links to resources on all types of literature, from Biblical texts to poetry to feminist fiction.

Literary Criticism on the Internet Public Library

Search for literary criticism on the Web by author, title, time period, etc.

Women Writers: An Online Peer Reviewed Journal

Includes articles, reviews, biograhical info & more

Project Gutenberg

First and largest collection of free ebooks.  All materials have expired copyrights; usually published prior to 1923

Online-Literature

Contains online discussion forums where you can ask questions about literature and authors, or search the forums by author or work.  Also contains brief biographical info on authors & brief book summaries

Literary Period Resources

British Literature

Eighteenth Century Resources

Includes art, architecture, literature, science & mathematics; focuses mostly on Britain, but contains some resources from other countries

The Victorian Web

Politics, science, literature, places & more

Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature 
An extensive site about contemporary literature about and from authors in the former colonies of Great Britain, including, the Caribbean, India, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore and also selected authors in the United Kingdom. Provided for each country is critical information about authors and background about the literature. Contexts are also given for the writings, including the demographics, geography, economics, politics, history, science and technology, religion, and the arts.

American Literature

The Web of American Transendentalism

Includes info on authors, texts, roots, influences & more.

World Literature

The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Middle Eastern Studies

Links to a variety of resources on Middle Eastern life & culture, including literature resources.

Genre Resources

For science fiction/fantasy resources, see our SciFi/Fantasy Resource Pages.

For Poetry Resources, see our Poetry Resources Pages.

SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages
Seventeen well-known childhood fairy tales are presented with selected words annotated for their symbolic meaning in the art of storytelling. Beautiful illustrations, colorful history, and many variants of the tales as they appear in numerous cultures are portrayed. In addition, each tale provides a small discussion of some of the better known treatments by authors and artists in the fields of literature, poetry, music, film, and drama. Bibliographies available. This scholarly work is still in progress by its creator, Heidi Anne Heiner, but nonetheless conjures up vivid images of magical childhood fairy tales.

Individual Authors or Works

British

The Thomas Hardy Association:

Includes links to several official Hardy sites.  Also includes links to Maps of Thomas Hardy's Wessex

American

Nathaniel Hawthorne in Salem

Contains info & photos on Hawthorne's connections to Salem, Massachusetts.

Nathaniel Hawthorne Society: Recommended Sites

Includes links to sites on Hawthorne & his works as well as Salem, MA and other authors of Hawthorne's era.

Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening

A companion site to the PBS documentary on Chopin; includes a transcript of the program, interviews and additional resources

Edgar Allen Poe: Knowing Poe

The Literature, Life, and Times of Edgar Allan Poe... In Baltimore and Beyond