Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: Letter to Pope About Thomas Becket's Death [Pdf]
This is a one-page PDF of a letter from William, archbishop of Sens, to the Pope, in relation to the death of Thomas Becket.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cavalier Lyrists: Thomas Carew
An in-depth biography of cavalier poet Thomas Carew. It mentions his heritage, up-bringing, education, career at court, and his death. As well as providing a wealth of information on Carew, this site also includes several of his most...
American Library Association
American Library Association: Newbery Medal Home Page
This page is dedicated to winners of the Newbery Medal, an award named for an eighteenth-century British bookseller. Link is available for list of current winners and past winners.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: An Essay of Dramatick Poesie by John Dryden
Abridged version of the famous essay by John Dryden.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Trans Jessie L. Weston[pdf]
This is a 22-page PDF of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight translated by Jessie L. Weston.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Gawayne and the Green Knight by Charlton Miner Lewis [Pdf]
This is a 27-page PDF of GAWAYNE AND THE GREEN KNIGHT: A Fairy Tale by Charlton Miner Lewis; a modern-language retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Night.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Everyman, 15th Century [Pdf]
This is a PDF of the morality play Everyman, written in the 15th century. It is about Death coming to get Everyman and hold him accountable for his life.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Monday or Tuesday, by Virginia Woolf
Full text of Virginia Woolf's short story collection Monday or Tuesday. Includes "A Haunted House," "A Society," "Monday or Tuesday," "An Unwritten Novel," "The String Quartet," "Blue & Green," "Kew Gardens," and "The Mark on the Wall."
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales: The Nun's Priest's Tale[pdf]
This is a 12-page PDF of "The Nun's Priest's Tale" from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "An International Row" by Robert Barr
Text of the short story "An International Row" by British author Robert Barr. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Miss Mc Millan" by Robert Barr
Text of the short story "Miss McMillan" by Robert Barr, a British author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Interview With Tom Stoppard
This is a transcript of an interview with Stoppard that was done on "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." Stoppard talks about his writing process and creativity.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: The b.e.f. Times
While in the trenches during WWI, soldiers began to produce their own magazines. The best known of these was the Wipers Times, later renamed the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) Times. It was printed on a printing press salvaged from...
BBC
Bb Ci Audio Interviews: Stevie Smith
The BBC provides several audio clips from a 1965 interview with Stevie Smith (1902-1971 CE), the noted British poet and novelist. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of key works, and links to further material on the...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Pope?s Literary Consciousness . . .
Good discussion of Pope's life and work. Part of a larger article on Pope from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
University of Oxford (UK)
First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Edward Thomas Collection
A wistful biography of Edward Thomas, a poet before World War I, who wrote poetry and many letters during his time in the British Army before his death in France. Find hyperlinks to his works and copies of his manuscripts.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: John Skelton
This site is the Wikipedia encyclopedia entry for the British poet John Skelton (1460-1529 CE). The page has numerous in-text links to other pertinent information.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Arthur Conan Doyle
Pegasos, a literature-related resource site, offers the biography of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930 CE), British writer and creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Other
University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Jameson: Winter Studies
Excerpts from Irish-born British writer Anna Brownell Jameson's Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada, a travelogue of her 1836 voyage to Canada.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Murphy and Mousetrap Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Murphy and Mousetrap, a novel by Sylvia Olsen, is about a First Nations boy's adjustment to living on a reserve in British Columbia. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Lucky's Mountain Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Lucky's Mountain, a novel by Diane Maycock, is about a girl's love of a three-legged dog that she tries to save. The novel is set in a mining community in British Columbia. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Jo's Triumph Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Jo's Triumph, a novel by British Columbia author Nikki Tate, follows the adventures of an orphan girl named Jo as she disguises herself as a boy and works for the Pony Express. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Phillip Larkin
As part of The Movement, Phillip Arthur Larkin was one of the poets who "addressed everyday British life in a plain, straightforward language." This is a short biography with a few quotes from his work and a selected bibliography.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Klutzhood Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Klutzhood, a novel by British Columbia writer Chris McMahen, is about a boy who struggles to fit into a new school when he transfers mid-year. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion points, and learning activities.
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