University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Emma by Jane Austen
You can read the entire novel at this site from the University of Virginia, as well as view page images from an early edition of the work. Downloadable.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Penelope's English Experiences by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This early 1900's work was written by Kate Douglas Wiggin, the author famously known for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
British Library
British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks
View a series of extracts from eighteenth-century cookbooks written in English and learn what people in England ate during this period of overseas expansion, urbanization, and early industrialization. Accompanying essays explain various...
British Library
British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks: 1900s Food
View a series of extracts from English cookbooks written during the first half of the twentieth-century and learn what people in England ate during this period. Accompanying essays explain various aspects of the English diet of the time,...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Early English Comedy
Short discussion of John Heywood and his role in the development of English comedy. Includes some info on Heywood's plays.
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Bartleby.com: Early English Comedy
Substantive essay on John Heywood's three most famous medieval interludes. Gives summary information, historical background, and literary analysis.
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Morley Callaghan
A good biography of Morley Callaghan, the early 20th-century author of "Strange Fugitive," "It's Never Over," and "A Broken Journey." Read about his influences and his successes, and find links to a listing of his works, criticism, and a...
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Margaret Laurence
Read about "one of the most important writers from Western Canada, Margaret Laurence." Here is information on her early life, education, published works, and received honours.
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Alice Munro
A biography of Canadian short-story writer, Alice Munro, who has received numerous awards for her work. Learn about her early life, her collections of stories, and her stories' reoccurring plots and themes.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment's emphasis on reason shaped philosophical, political, and scientific discourse from the late 17th to the early 19th century. This article traces the Enlightenment back to its roots in the aftermath of the Civil War, and...
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Timothy Findley
A biography of Canadian novelist Timothy Findley, author of "The Last of the Crazy People," "The Butterfly Plague," and "Journeyman." Read about his early life, his successes, and why he is considered a postmodern writer.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Essays and Research on the Renaissance
Use this comprehensive site to learn more about English Renaissance Literature. This site is a gold mine of information. It has several essays that illuminate this genre. Find out more about this period in literature through this...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Romantic Revival Austen
From the Cambridge History of Literature, provides analysis of the life, novels, and early works of Jane Austen.
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Digital Library: Dutch Courage
Berkeley Digital Library provides this collection of early works published after Jack London's death. It has a preface by his wife.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Ben Jonson. Vol. 6. The Drama to 1642,
Research Ben Jonson through his character and friends, his early life, his plays and other works, prosperity, and maturity.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Louisa May Alcott
Delve into the writing of Louisa May Alcott when you check out this resource. This site features links to lesson plans and activities for "Little Women" along with biographical information on Alcott.
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Bartleby.com: Washington Irving: Early Years
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature site provides biographical information and analysis of the works and literary contribution of Washington Irving. Use the forward arrows at the bottom of the web page to read a...
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Susanna Moodie
A biograhpy about Susanna Moodie, with information on her marriage and family life, emigration to Canada, and early publications. Read about her best-known book, "Roughing it in the Bush," and her latter works.
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The Confederation Poets: Charles G. D. Roberts (1860 1943)
A great site on Confederation poet, Charles G. D. Roberts. Contains criticism ("Charles G. D. Roberts and William Wilfred Campbell as Canadian Tour Guides" and "Symboliste Elements in the Early Short Stories of Gilbert Parker, Charles...
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University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Canadian Poetry
Collection of poetry and writing encompasses several centuries of Canadian literary production. Many of the writers are well-known historical figures, including explorers, such as Samuel Hearne, whose travel diaries are excerpted here....
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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.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Thomas Love Peacock: The Growth of the Novel
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry explains Peacock's role in the rise of gothic fiction in the early 19th century Romantic era.
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University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Catharine Parr Traill
Excerpts of letters written by Catharine Parr Traill, which she collected and published, along with her journals, in The Backwoods of Canada (1836). In these excerpts, she writes about her arrival in Newfoundland and a journey to Quebec.