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General Literature

Literary Terms Glossary The University of Kentucky's helpful guide to general literary terms and their meanings Columbia University's Bartleby Library A collection of British and American classics spanning the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (including a word search capability for the entire collection). The University of Virginia's Electronic Text Center A large collection of text versions of British and American works of literature. Far too many titles to list here. Barlett's Quotations English Server fiction collection: From Aesop to Woolf A Celebration of Women Writers Anti-Imperialist Literature An interesting assortment from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, collected by Jim Zwick of Syracuse University. The site includes Mark Twain's essay on the Philippines and "The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling (including assorted critical essays, parodies and political cartoons that were sparked by Kipling's poem). Jack Lynch's Literary Resources on the Net A very good compilation of literary resources available on the internet.

American Literature

Maya Angelou's poem "On the Pulse of Morning" Delivered at the first Clinton innuagural. An analysis of the poem is also included. Indigenous Peoples' Literature A great resource for Native American Literature (graphics may take a while to load). Documenting the African AmericanExperience Early African American documents, including Benjamin Banneker's letter to Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson's reply. Poems by Emily Dickinson A reprint of this classic collection of Dickinson's poetry organized by topic. Walt Whitman Homepage Part of the wonderful Library of Congress' American Memory web site. The Ernest Hemingway Home Page Lots of Hemingway links, brought to us by the University of Florida's English Department. F. Scott Fitzgerald Centennial Home Page A very thorough site with information on the author of The Great Gatsby, brought to us by The University of South Carolina. Nathaniel Hawthorne General information about the author, including his life, works, and acquaintances. Rita Dove's Poetry A collection. The Steinbeck Center FoundationThe Steinbeck Center Foundation was founded in 1983 by a group of Salinas residents who wanted to share Steinbeck's life with his world-wide circle of fans. Good basic information on the author and his works. Edgar Allen PoeThree short stories by Poe. Mark Twain resources TwainWeb HomePage Peter Salwen's Twain Page Mark Twain and his Times Mark Twain in Hartford Essay on Racism in Huck Finn The Jack London Collection A tremendous resource for those researching or reading works by Jack London. Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery The complete text (this takes a while to download).

British Literature

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare This is a complete collection of the bard's writings, including hypertext definitions of obscure and dated words from the plays. British Poetry 1780-1910:a Hypertext Archive of Scholarly Editions Part of the University of Virginia's extensive collection of e-texts. James Joyce Resources Work in Progress -- A Website Devoted to the Writings of James Joyce Jane Austen Information Page The author of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, etc. Coleridge A hypertext collection of Coleridge from UV, including his poetry, literary theory and criticism, political commentary and journalism, science, philosophy, theology, psychology, letters, etc. From Columbia's Bartleby Project ShelleyThe Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley KeatsThe Poetical Works of John Keats. Includes some critical comment in addition to the poems. Wordsworth Complete Poetical Works by William Wordsworth The William Blake Archive A collection of paintings, poetry and links. Includes the text and color plates from both The Songs of Innocence and The Marraige of Heaven and Hell. William Blake Digital Text Project A collection of William Blake's poetry. Even more William Blake A gopher archive of Blake's poetry. Dryden A collection of John Dryden's poetry. Pope, Alexander: Selected Poems Swift, Jonathan: Gulliver's Travels (1726) Another Gulliver's Travels Site The Poetry of William Butler Yeats An archive of Yeat's work.

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