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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Crime

For Students 9th - 10th
These articles research the following questions related to the Victorian Age: Why was crime such a popular subject in 19th-century fiction? How did literature balance fear, social commentary, and entertainment? How were gruesome murders...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Gossip to Learn: A Juicy Approach to Research

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Though teachers might use this student-centered, technology-based, one or two-day research project to introduce any author, English 12 teachers may wish to use the lesson to jump-start a unit on British literature from the Romantic...
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W. W. Norton

Norton Anthology: Overview of Literary Gothicism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Do you know what type of literature "literary Gothicism" represents? Find out what types of literature throughout the ages have been touched by the Gothic influence when you visit this site.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
From William Blake and John Keats to Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters, explore 23 iconic authors from the Romantic and Victorian periods.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: 18th Century Resources Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this incredible site full of resources and links to the world of literature in 18th-century Britain. This site holds the key to learning more about the authors, works, and topics of this time period.
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University of Pennsylvania

Aurora Leigh: A Poem by Elizabeth B. Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of this nine "book" poem is offered by A Celebration of Women Writers at the University of Pennsylvania. There is no accompanying interpretation or analysis.
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University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to the complete text of 51 of Charles Dickens' works!!
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Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central: The Romantic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site provides a description of the era, with an extensive list of links to authors of the time.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Elizabeth Barrett Browning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides several selections from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese."
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University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to five of Browning's most famous works including "Aurora Leigh," "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point," "Selected Poems," "Sonnets From the Portuguese," and "Translations from the Greek Christian Poets."
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Eighteenth Century Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about eighteenth-century literature through this comprehensive chronology. This site is set up to take you from 1660 through to 1800.
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University of Southern California

Univ. Of Southern California: Thumbnail Images of Bram Stoker's Dracula Editions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, created by Melinda Hayes and updated May 28, 2000, contains thumbnail images of dozens of editions of Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Click on the thumbnail image and it is enlarged and publication information is provided about that...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Dickens of a Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Come to a party honoring Ebenezer Scrooge! This WebQuest is a complete "Party in a box," -- with a planning worksheet, specific tasks and roles, rubrics for evaluation and guidelines for presentation and party-going.
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University of Pennsylvania

Romanticism: Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides links to many authors of the Romantic era. Biographies, works, and portraits are displayed for each author.
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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.