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Fu Jen Catholic University: Metaphysical Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fu Jen University describes the term "metaphysical" and gives history and definition of the term "metaphysical poet" as coined by critic Samuel Johnson.
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Ruskin on Turner

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides excerpts from John Ruskin's essays of J.M.W. Turner's paintings. There are several paintings and drawings at this site and some biographical information about Ruskin. The excerpts are reprinted from "The Works of Ruskin."
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New Arts Library: "Paradise Lost" Milton's Summary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Taken from Milton's second publication of his epic poem. These short summaries were included to help illuminate the meaning of the original text. Site by New Arts Library.
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Dramatis Personae: The Cast of "Paradise Lost"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The New Arts Library offers a short descriptions of each of the characters in "Paradise Lost." Includes major and minor characters. Great guide to help keep the characters fresh in your mind.
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New Arts Library: Paradise Lost Outline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The New Arts Library offers a very extensive outline featuring all major incidents in the play. Includes references to the poem.
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Selfknowledge: The Works of Jane Austen

For Students 9th - 10th
Text and related information on Jane Austen's novels.
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Samuel Johnson Page: Brief Biography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A biographical sketch of Johnson, featuring information about his difficult birth and childhood illnesses, his failed teaching career, and some details of his literary accomplishments.
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature

For Students 4th - 9th
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
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Barrack Room Ballads by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to the full texts of Rudyard Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads, which features such poems as "Gunga Din."
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Just So Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site links to the full texts of Rudyard Kiplings Just So Stories (1902), which includes such classic parables as "How the Whale Got His Throat," "How the Camel Got His Hump," and the like.
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The Venerable Bede: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical note on the Venerable Bede, a monk and historian who lived from 673 C.E. until 735 C.E.
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Pro Spiritualism History of Arthur Conan Doyle's Beliefs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, provided by First Spiritual Temple, gives a good look into the spiritual beliefs (mediumship and the channeling of souls) of the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
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Sonnets.org: Charles Lamb

For Students 9th - 10th
Index page for a selection of sonnets by Charles Lamb (1775-1834).
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Louisiana State University: Charles Lamb 1775 1834

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief biography and a list of recommended works by Charles Lamb.
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Aesop's Fables: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site features "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens separated into staves or sections.
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Poetry Lovers' Page: Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
An alphabetical listing of all of Rudyard Kipling's (1865-1936 CE) poems. Included in the list is a link to biographical information.
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Victoria Research Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Track the Victorian Age through this informative research site. This site contains several links to help bridge your knowledge of Victorian research. Don't miss out.
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The English Teacher

The English Teacher: A Beowulf Test

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The test can serve as a model for your own assessment of your students' understanding of the Old English epic poem.
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The English Teacher: Description in Dracula

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extracts from Bram Stoker's Dracula reveak his powers of description that help to establish a sense of "versimilitude" or of being "true to life." It is important to establish verisimilitude in the beginning pages of a novel as this...
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Regia Anglorum: A Brief History of Anglo Saxon England

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed account of the history of Anglo-Saxon England. Contains colored pictures of reenactments.
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The Kipling Society: Some Kipling Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Kipling Society provides full texts of almost 40 of Kipling's poems.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the poem, "Ode on a Grecian Urn," by John Keats. Also contains notes on the poem.
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University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Vii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has the full text of John Milton's sonnet, "How Soon Hath Time, The Subtle Thief of Youth." Includes notes and a link to biographical information and other poems by Milton.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: John Milton Sonnet Xii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has the full text of John Milton's sonnet, "I Did But Prompt the Age to Quit Their Clogs." Includes notes. Links to other poems and information on Milton's life.