Literature
See also World Wide Web Resources for the Study of English
- Books On-line, Listed by Author
- Alex: Index to on-line texts, can create PDF files.
- Pif's Pilot Searchable index on literature
- AudioBooks
- Online Literary Criticism Collection
- A Glossary of Literary Terms and A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature A classic old but still useful edition of this reference work
- Bookwire Not just online book information
- Literary Traveler
- LitLine Independent publishing
- HyperEpos: Epic on the Internet
- Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric A guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric
- Renascence Editions: An Online Repository of Works
Printed in English Between the Years 1477 and 1799
- Online Medieval & Classical Library
- Legends
- Classical Mythology Directory
- Mythology and Humanities in Ancient Western Culture
- Women Writers Project
- Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color
- The BookWeb
- Voice of the Shuttle literature index
- Electronic Literature Organization e-book hub
- Index to European Literature online
-
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
- English Server
- Humanities Text Initiative
- Writers' Guild of America Resources for writers
- Writers Write: resources for writers
- Academy of American Poets Readings in RealAudio format available
- American Writers
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
- Myths, Legends & Folklore
- The Rossell Hope Robbins Library at the University of Rochester Medieval texts
- British Literature & Anglophile Resources
- Asian and African Literatures
- Romantic Circles
- A Romantic Natural History
- Contemporary South Asia book reviews
- Stories of Dreaming aborigne tales
- English
Literature (The Modern English Collection at UVA), complete text of public domain literature, some illustrated.
- Oxford Text Initiative
- Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
- The Loose Canon 150 great works to set your imagination on fire
- Critical Reading A guide for beginning literature students
- Pink Monkey.com study aids for literature
- Women Writers
- British Women Romantic Poets, 1789-1832
- Female Detectives
- Romantic Chronology (includes art)
- Tales of Wonder: Fairy Tales from around the World
- Sonnet Central
- Sublime Anxiety: The Gothic Family and the Outsider
- The Literary Gothic
- Language of the Land (Library of Congress)
- Poetry Exhibits from the Academy of American Poets
- Documenting the American South A Digitized Library of Southern Literature: Beginnings to 1920
- SASIALIT Mailing list for the Literature of South Asia written in English
- Literary Kicks: The Beat Generation
- The Psychedelic 60's: Literary Tradition and Social Change
- LitSite, the Literary Community of Alaska
- Kelly Writers House
- The Rossetti Hypermedia Archive
- Ploughshares literary journal
- Academy of American Poets
- Taco Shop Poets Young Chicano/Mexican poets
- Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland with the original illustrations
- The
Cinderella Project A collection of versions of the classic fairy tale
- The Independent Reader Advice on the best new books from independent bookstores
- Censored: Wielding the Red Pen
- Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls
- Ulysses for Dummies
- The Literature & Culture of the American 1950s
- Book Radio Interviews with authors, readings, in RealAudio format
- Poetry magazine
- Academy of American Poets Listening Booth listen to poets read their poetry
- Favorite Poem Project
- Maxima New Media Beautiful illustrated stories, plus art
- NYBooks: The Reader's Website
- Pif Magazine
- Conjunctions Bard College literary and arts magazine, RealAudio readings and music
- VLS The Online Literary Supplement of the Village Voice, the Los Angeles Weekly, and the Seattle Weekly/EastsideWeek
- Brightleaf: A Southern Review of Books
- Book Talk Discovery Channel's online book club
- Fiction Recommendation Engine and Bookstore
- KatherenaE Info on Goethe, Nietzsche, other writers.
- Internet Library of Early Journals Full-page scans of 18th & 19th Century English journals
- Canadian Authors
- TheModernWord Resources on Borges, Joyce, Garcia Marquez, etc.
- The Fantastic in Art and Fiction
- Electronic Literature Directory
- Short stories at East of the Web
- Anne Frank the Writer: An Unfinished Story
- Beatrice
- Bookslut
- Complete Review
- Everyone Who's Anyone in Adult Trade Publishing Useful directory for writers
- Identity Theory interviews with authors
- The Literary Dick Answers to questions about mysteries
- Maud Newton publishing industry news
- The London News Review Books Diary
- Poetry Daily
- Underground Literary Alliance
- Web Del Sol
- Words Without Borders Books translated into English
- Short Stories
- Literature 2000
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