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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Childhood Through the Looking Glass

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The objective of this site is to explore the visition of childhood through Lewis Caroll's eyes. This site features learning objectives and lesson plans. Don't miss out.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Literary Resources: Victorian British

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wanted to know more about British Victorian literature? Check out this informative site highlighting literary resources from the British Victorian Age. As Professor Jack Lynch, who created the list, has noted, these pages...
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Rossetti Archive: Digital Scholarship With Wombattitude

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive archive of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's writings and paintings. This hypermedia archive contains detailed information on the life and works of this famous man.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Christina Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web provides information including social and political history and a detailed biography, essays about gender matters, theme, characterization, and more. This site contains a variety of excellent resources...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Alfred Lord Tennyson

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of resources provides access to variety of scholarly works related to the Victorian writer. Includes a detailed biography, a list of works, social and political histories, and essays about themes, setting, imagery, and...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to biographical information and essays related to Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) and her novel "Jane Eyre," including information about social and political history, characterization, themes, genre, setting, imagery, and more.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: The Dreams in Wuthering Heights

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly essay discussing the theme of dreams in Emily Bronte's novel "Wuthering Heights."
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS.org features a biographical note about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories. A photo of the author is also included.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: "Edinburgh Picturesque" by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter-by-chapter complete text for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Edinburgh Picturesque".
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Handout
SparkNotes

Spark Notes: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a Plot Overview of the entire book of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte or a chapter by chapter Summary and Analysis. Also provided are links to character lists, main ideas, quotes, and writing help.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Matthew Arnold

For Students 9th - 10th
This Victorian Web site features links to documents about the life, works, and times of the poet and critic Matthew Arnold (1821-1888). Content ranges from the genre, themes, and imagery found in his literary works, to a biography,...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web provides information from a detailed biography and social and political history to essays about narrative, characterization, and more. This site provides a variety of excellent resources relating to...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Gerard Manley Hopkins

For Students 9th - 10th
This Victorian Web site is provides an excellent collection of information related to the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) and his work. Content ranges from social and political history to the themes, imagery, and poetic structure...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
The Victorian Web provides information from social and political history and a detailed biography to essays about characterization, themes and more, this site offers an excellent variety of resources related to Victorian author Rudyard...
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Other

The Rossetti Archive: d.g. Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The Rossetti Archive provides an incredible site in the making of all kinds of information and texts of works of Dante Grabriel Rossetti. Much is already working with a completion date of the entire project at the end of...
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Other

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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Other

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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Other

Brandeis University: Robert Louis Stevenson Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This Brandeis University webpage features a brief critical biography of the life and work of Robert Louis Stevenson, photograph of the author, and a selected bibliography.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto Libraries: Anthony Trollope Life and Works

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical and critical note on the life and novels of Anthony Trollope (1815-1882). Full text links to selected works requires University of Toronto student PIN.
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Other

University of Virginia: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Virginia provides a good look at Dante Gabriel Rossetti's career as a writer with a few links to some of his works.
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Other

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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Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central: The Victorian Sonnet

For Students 9th - 10th
The Victorian sonnet is discussed and links are provided to full-text examples of sonnets by exemplary 19th century poets.
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Other

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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Other

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.