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University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham: d.h. Lawrence Research Centre: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Click through biographical information about author D. H. Lawrence including Early years, School-teacher, A new life, War, Farewell to Europe, Round the world and back again, Struggle, and Dying game. An extended biography is also...
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Other

Jane Austen Society of North America: About Jane Austen

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of British author, Jane Austen, with hyperlinks to her works and a chronology of her writing.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Wessex Poems & Other Verses by Thomas Hardy

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Hardy's poetry is presented here from the 1898 edition. Includes a portrait of Hardy and an index of titles and first lines which link to the actual poems.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze literature through the study of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Made specifically for students preparing to take the GCSE test, this site is beneficial to all students learning about Stevenson or the elements...
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Other

University of Bath: Ukoln: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides everything you want or need to know about Robert Louis Stevenson's book "Treasure Island." You can find out about the author, the characters in the book, tropical islands, pirates, buried treasures, and lots more. A...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Lewis Carroll Scrapbook Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Digitized original scrapbook that was kept by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and contains approximately 130 items, including newspaper clippings, photographs, and a limited number of manuscript materials, collected between 1855-72.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In-depth lesson plans for teaching Lewis Carroll's adaption of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for younger children, named "The Nursery Alice." In addition to providing learning objectives and guiding questions, this page includes...
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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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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: Regulation of the Press [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the University of Oregon you can read Defoe's arguments for a free press as they were published in 1704.
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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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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
The Victorian Web provides extensive information on author Lewis Carroll. A biography, bibliography with online text to some of his works, analysis of his writings, and much more. Links are also provided for additional information.
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British Library

British Library: Daniel Defoe's 'Moll Flanders'

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of Daniel Defoe, author of "Moll Flanders". Click on an image of a landscape that relates to the book for further details and exploration.
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British Library

British Library: Jane Austen's Bath

For Students 9th - 10th
View images of Bath that provided the landscape settings for many of Jane Austen's novels. Click on an image for artist information and further details.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Everything You Need to Know to Read Frankenstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein. [5:02]
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Other

Sullivanet: Redwall Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
A compendium of information on the Redwall fantasy books by Brian Jacques compiled and maintained by a Liverpool reader, Katie Sullivan, a.k.a. Snowfur.
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Other

Roald Dahl Life and Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
An enlightening biography of this children's writer whose books "are always a little cruel, but never without humor." We learn that some of that cruelty can be traced to Dahl's school years and the severe beatings boys were given there....
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Other

Up Word: The First Book of Urizen

For Students 9th - 10th
A verse-by-verse version of William Blake's (1757-1827 CE) First Book of Urizen is offered here at up Word. A lot of clicking, as each verse is a separate page. Not illustrated.
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eBook
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Virginia Library site provides the full text of Carroll's English fiction poetry, "The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits." Also available are original photos of the cover and title page.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full collection of The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. Click on the title of the desired poem or series of poems.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
Pegasos, a literature-related resource site, offers the biography of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930 CE), British writer and creator of Sherlock Holmes.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographic information on British author, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. The site also lists her works.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Jabberwocky," by Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the text for Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky." Also available here is a good biography of the author. Click on 'Lewis Carroll' to find the biography.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very nice biography of the author of the "Alice" stories, Lewis Carroll. Also contains a selected bibliography of many of his works.