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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Greener Grass' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Greener Grass" an historical novel by Canadian author Caroline Pignat, is set in Ireland, follows a family's struggle to survive after a potato blight hits their crop and famine comes. The family has many trials along the way. This...
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Victorian Web: Oscar Wilde an Overview
Victorian Web provides a neatly organized site with links to information about Oscar Wilde including biography, works, political history, social history, religion, science, genre and mode, visual arts, themes, characters, imagery,...
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Author's Calendar: George Bernard Shaw
A detailed, concise biographical note about the Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). Covers his works and socialist politics. Features a selected bibliography of books by and about him.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Competent Mechanic by George A. Birmingham
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is "A Competent Mechanic," a short story from the early 1900's. This story was written by the Irish author named George A. Birmingham, a pen name for James Owen...
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre history.com: Oliver Goldsmith
This is a biographical profile of the 18th century Irish-English poet and playwright, Oliver Goldsmith, whose poems such as "The Deserted Village" and plays such as "She Stoops to Conquer" are considered masterpieces.
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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.
BBC
Bbc News: Cheat's Guide to Joyce's Ulysses
A humorous description of the novel which made Joyce famous. Also includes comments by readers from all over the United Kingdom on what the novel is or isn't.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Butler Yeats
Explore the work of William Butler Yeats through the links found within this informative site. You will be able to click on links for lesson plans, ideas and activities for his work.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff: St. Patrick's Day
How can you celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your students? Come and explore this informative resource that features several links to St. Patrick's Day activities, poems, and more. Includes PDF resources (require Adobe Reader).
BBC
Bbc: Poetry Study Ireland
The BBC's Study Ireland features a wide range of contemporary poetic voices that explore five themes to give students a clear idea of how and why poems are written. The site provides the text and audio versions of the poems, along with a...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Dubliners, by James Joyce
Includes a discussion of the short stories comprising Dubliners. Also includes a number of possible discussion questions and a short biography of Joyce.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: James Joyce Lesson Plans
Lesson plans, handouts, and other resources for teaching James Joyce's Dubliners and other works to students.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto Libraries: Jonathan Swift (1667 1745)
A short biography of Jonathan Swift, perhaps best known for his book, Gulliver's Travels, which can be accessed here. Also links to his book, A Modest Proposal.
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Poetry Lovers' Page: Rudyard Kipling
An alphabetical listing of all of Rudyard Kipling's (1865-1936 CE) poems. Included in the list is a link to biographical information.
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The Kipling Society: Some Kipling Poems
This site from The Kipling Society provides full texts of almost 40 of Kipling's poems.
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Bartleby.com: Pygmalion: Etext
Use this site to access an online version of Shaw's famous play, based on the classical myth.
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Bibliomania: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Read an introduction as well as the full text of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, an autobiographical novel tracing the author?s youth from his birth to his departure from Ireland.