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Nagoya University (Japan)

Nagoya University: The Life of Charlotte Bronte

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the full text of Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bronte. Very detailed, includes a portrait.
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Nagoya University (Japan)

Nagoya University: Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre (1846)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the full text of Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre," including prefaces to the second and third editions.
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Pa: Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Pennsylvania site reproduces the 1846 book here with some enhancements. Icons representing each of the 3 Bronte sisters identify who wrote which poem, and a provenance of the text explains where the information...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web has content that provides a detailed biography and list of works; cultural, economic, social and political contexts; and essays addressing literary themes, imagery, characterization and more in the work...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Robert Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
A compilation of a variety of excellent resources on Victorian writer Robert Browning. Includes a detailed biography, list of works, social and political history of the Victorian age, and essays about the literary aspects of Browning's...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: An Overview of Emily Bronte

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a chronology of Bronte's life, links to information about her and her sisters, and includes cultural contexts and discussions of the themes and techniques used in her work.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: The Writings of John Ruskin

For Students 9th - 10th
This Victorian website provides a look into the writings of John Ruskin. Contains the text and literary criticisms of his works.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: William Makepeace Thackeray

For Students 9th - 10th
From a detailed biography, list of works, and political and social history to essays about imagery, setting, themes, and more, this site provides a variety of excellent resources related to the author Vanity Fair, William Makepeace...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: George Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource about Victorian author George Eliot provides a detailed biography, bibliography as well as essays about themes, characterization, narrative and more.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: George Meredith

For Students 9th - 10th
From a detailed biography, list of works, and political history to essays about themes, setting, and characterization, this site offers an excellent variety of resources related to Victorian author George Meredith.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: John Ruskin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web provides an excellent variety of resources about Victorian author John Ruskin. It takes one from a detailed biography and relative social and political history, to themes, critical theory, and information...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Anthony Trollope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web features a detailed biography, social and political history, and list of works to information about setting, characterization, themes, and imagery. This site provides a variety of excellent resources on...
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Other

A Complete Collection of Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Alphabetical listing of the complete Robert Louis Stevenson poems.
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Other

The Kipling Society: Rudyard Kipling Life and Works

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kipling Society provides a fabulous and thorough biography of Rudyard Kipling. It includes wonderful photographs. Also available is a chronology of his life and works.
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Universal Teacher

Moore's Teacher Resources: Thomas Hardy's Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This study guide for advanced young scholars explores the poetry of the English novelist Thomas Hardy (Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure).
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Other

City of Literature Trust: Edinburgh: Projects: Kidnapped Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of documents for exploring and teaching Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, including imagery from a graphic novel based on the historical fiction. Offers games, puzzles, and writing activities for students, posters and...
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Other

Duke University Press: Duke Journals: The Carlyle Letters Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is a compendium of letters written by Thomas Carlyle and his wife, Jane Welsh Carlyle, to each other and to others. You can search by date, recipient, or subject.
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Penn: Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (Etext)

For Students 9th - 10th
The whole novel, including illustrations, is reproduced at this site hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. An interesting feature is the brief explanation of the provenance of the work, as well as the inclusion of Anne Bronte's...
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: A Blot in the 'Scutcheon by Robert Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
More famous as a poet, Robert Browning also wrote several plays. The entire script of this tragedy is offered here in multiple formats.
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University of Pennsylvania

Project Gutenberg: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Project Gutenberg you can choose the format that suits you best to download or read the entire work.
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 1861)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of Elizabeth Barrett Brownings poems, including the audio of "Sonnets from the Portuguese 43". Includes a short biography.
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Emily Jane Bronte (1818 1848)

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of the poetry of writer Emily Bronte, with a synopsis of her collection of works.
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Matthew Arnold (1822 1888)

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed essay on the works of Victorian author Matthew Arnold. Includes quotes from many of his famous works and an extensive bibliography. With links to many of his poems, including Dover Beach, Consolation, The Buried Life, and more.
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Christmas Eve by Robert Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.