Sonoma State University
Berkeley Education: J. London's Documents
Highly unusual site from Berkeley Education!Click on links to correspondence to or from Jack London. Includes his death certificate, application to college, directions to his home and more!
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Education: The Sea Wolf
The actual text to the work by Jack London, with click on links, chapter-by-chapter at this site from Berkeley Education. There is also a concordance to click on to help with research.
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Fu Jen University: 17th Century Poetry
Works of Robert Herrick, John Donne, George Herbert, and Andrew Marvell are featured on this site from the Fu Jen University. After reading "Upon Julia's Clothes," readers are treated to helpful questions which will help in preparation...
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Parks Sonoma: Jack London His Life and Books
Very well-written biography. Filled with quotes and references to other famous people.
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Summary and Analysis of Milton's Prose
This site contains links to background and reviews of Milton's writings, his theo-political views, and the text of "Paradise Lost."
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Fu Jen Catholic University: Metaphysical Poetry
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
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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Samuel Johnson Page: Brief Biography
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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Barrack Room Ballads by Rudyard Kipling
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
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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Pro Spiritualism History of Arthur Conan Doyle's Beliefs
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.
Sonnet Central
Sonnets.org: Charles Lamb
Index page for a selection of sonnets by Charles Lamb (1775-1834).
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Louisiana State University: Charles Lamb 1775 1834
This resource provides a brief biography and a list of recommended works by Charles Lamb.
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A Memoir of Jane Austen by Her Nephew
A fascinating personal look at the famous author, this site divides the work into well-labeled chapters. Downloadable.
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Geoffery chaucer.org: A Guide to Online Resources
A detailed online guide to numerous websites that deal with the life and the works of Geoffery Chaucer, author of "The Canterbury Tales."
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Poetry Lovers' Page: Rudyard Kipling
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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Anglo Saxon Period: Characteristics of Poetry
This concise survey of Anglo-Saxon poetry is part of a larger site in English for Chinese university students.
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Middle school.net: Shakespeare Analysis & Slide Show
Check out this informative site featuring an analysis of Shakespeare. The objective of this activity is for students to analyze a sonnet and present their findings via slide show. This lesson integrates technology into the curriculum.
The English Teacher
The English Teacher: A Beowulf Test
The test can serve as a model for your own assessment of your students' understanding of the Old English epic poem.
The English Teacher
The English Teacher: Beowulf Lesson Plans
These teaching notes for Beowulf provide a model for your own lesson plan and as a basic resource to study Beowulf. These notes can help you remember the pertinent points of Anglo-Saxon epic poem and help to deepen your understanding.
The English Teacher
Teacher2b.com: Dracula Lesson Plans
This series of lesson plans for teaching Bram Stoker's Dracula are broken into chapter segments and include many interesting and creative ways to teach this novel.
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The Kipling Society: Some Kipling Poems
This site from The Kipling Society provides full texts of almost 40 of Kipling's poems.
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The Keats Shelley House: Percy Bysshe Shelley
This site provides a biography of English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It contains quotes from some of his most famous works.