Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Essays and Tales by Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison's (1672-1719 CE) Essays and Tales is reproduced here from the 1888 edition, formatted for online reading.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Robert Browning (1812 1889)
This resource is dedicated to the poet, Robert Browning. With links to many of his poems, podcasts discussing his works, and related articles.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Johnson on the History of the Language
Critical analysis of Johnson's use of literary sources in his dictionary, and his contribution to the development of modern English. Includes extensive notes and bibliography.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Othello: Slideshow the Challenges of Staging the Play
These activities encourage young people to join the debate about how to stage and cast Othello. They will debate the pros and cons of different productions and plan how they would stage the play if they could do so themselves. Included...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: David Copperfield (Full Text)
This site presents the full text of Dickens' novel "David Copperfield." Content is supplemented with illustrations.
Luminarium
Luminarium: John Donne (1572 1631)
Detailed biographical profile of the poet John Donne. Includes related resources and a portrait.
Luminarium
Luminarium: The Works of John Donne
A clickable list to selected full-text works by John Donne, including songs, sonnets, elegies, epigrams, and satires.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Silas Marner" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
"Silas Marner" 16-page teacher guide applauds strengths of novel and provides succinct sequence of events. Chapter-by-chapter study questions, vacabulary, and various activities aid student understanding. Excellent culminating activities...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Every Man in His Humor by Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson's play is offered here in multiple digital formats. It includes a substantial introduction offering background on the play and its author.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pa: Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
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...
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: The Plan of an English Dictionary (1747) by Samuel Johnson
Read actual text from Dr. Johnson's, The Plan of an English Dictionary (1747), as he explains his motivations for undertaking the task of writing the English Dictionary. Johnson also expounds upon the process and outcome.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam"
This site from Bibliomania contains the English translation of the work of the 11th century poet, Omar Khayyam. Edward Fitzgerald's translation is the best, and most respected translation of this ancient poem.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Pepys's Diary
Bibliomania.com provides the full text of Samuel Pepys's Diary as well as the preface to the original edition.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
Here, read the full text of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." The novel's chapters are preceded by a brief paragraph introducing the story's major characters and events.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Robert Herrick
Part of the Herrick section of the Luminarium site, this is a concise biography with links to more information.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: Thomas Carlyle
This Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) portal gives access to biographical information about this Victorian social and polticial historian's life and work, such as his importan history of the French Revolution.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Gm Hopkins
This site provides texts of 16 of Gerard Manley Hopkins' poems. Also included is some basic biography information.
University of Toronto (Canada)
Univ. Of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Robert Browning
This site provides the texts to 41 of Robert Browing's poems as well as a brief biographical outline.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Gerard Manley Hopkins' Poetry
This is a fabulous site with many poems of Hopkins listed with live links to the full text of all of them. A must-see site.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Adventures of Gerard
Read these military tales by Conan Doyle provided for by the University of Virginia, detailing the exploits of a soldier in the Napoleonic wars.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Penn: Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (Etext)
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...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: A Blot in the 'Scutcheon by Robert Browning
More famous as a poet, Robert Browning also wrote several plays. The entire script of this tragedy is offered here in multiple formats.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: The Professor by Charlotte Bronte
Published under the pseudonym of Currer Bell, this is one of Bronte's earliest works, formatted for online reading.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Beyond the City by Arthur Conan Doyle
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.
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