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  • Bartleby.com - A free collection of verse online. It contains 1000's of poems categorised according to names of poets, period and genre.  (Added: 23-Jul-2002 By: VP Hits: 662)
  • Booker Prize Winners - lists the winners of the well-known Booker Prize (awarded for the best English novel).  (Added: 1-Apr-2003 By: JN Hits: 548)
  • Books by genre - San Antonio Public Library web site - interesting fiction section - deals with texts by genre - and then provides extensive web links with brief description eg sci-fi - mystery - romance - horror - historical fiction etc.  (Added: 3-Nov-1998 By: TS Hits: 907)
  • Books from Scotland - A really useful site that gives you information on books relating to Scotland or Scottish Authors. Books available in English and Gaelic.  (Added: 3-Feb-2007 By: HM Hits: 186)
  • Borderline Books - Borderline Books collects unwanted books from publishers, libraries, bookshops and individuals and redistributes them free of charge to refugees, (former) prisoners, women and children in refuges, homeless people, and others who have little or no access to books.  (Added: 20-Dec-2006 By: DP Hits: 232)
  • Children's Literature - The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and young adults.  (Added: 15-May-1998 By: TS Hits: 904)
  • D.H.Lawrence - information and links - D.H.Lawrence is famous for writing frankly about sex - but he also engages passionatelyon other subjects such as social class and what we would now call gender issues.  (Added: 17-Jan-2001 By: DP Hits: 762)
  • Dante's Divine Comedy - Excellent source site for Dante Alighieri's masterpiece. Two different translations are available to view alongside the original Italian, which can be illustrated by your choice of Botticelli, Doré or Dalí and even accompanied by music!  (Added: 6-Feb-2005 By: LD Hits: 395)
  • Discovery School lesson plans - A free online library of school lesson plans in literature for different levels. The website is a subsidiary of the Discovery satellite channel so most plans mention one of their programmes, but the material is still useful without them.  (Added: 2-Feb-2005 By: LD Hits: 535)
  • Dylan Thomas - A good starting point for anyone interested in the works of the Welsh literary wizard.  (Added: 15-Mar-2007 By: TS Hits: 216)
  • Early Modern Literature studies - An online academic, fully refereed, journal with a wide range of material on the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Fascinating archive materials and up-to-date articles.  (Added: 8-Dec-2001 By: Fe Hits: 655)
  • Edward Lear - Simply presented site which nevertheless provides a wealth of information about the much neglected writer of nonsense poetry, limericks and childrens stories. Use of original Lear drawings to illustrate these sections add a nice absurd touch which I'm sure he would have appreciated.  (Added: 30-Jul-2004 By: TV Hits: 386)
  • Emily Dickinson International Society - This site is full of information about the Americal 19th century poet Emily Dickinson - useful for personal interest as well as students and teachers.  (Added: 23-May-2002 By: CH Hits: 519)
  • English Literature Resources - offers a structured guide to a wealth of sites helpful in the study of English Literature. It also contains an English Literature Essays page which offers over 100 essays on a wide variety of authors and aspects of literature.  (Added: 2-Sep-2007 By: IM Hits: 283)
  • Franz Kafka - information & links - Franz Kafka was one of the most original writers of the German expressionist movement. He created images and ideas which helped to define modern consciousness.  (Added: 17-Jan-2001 By: DP Hits: 687)
  • Friends of the Chalet School - All you need to know about the "Chalet School" books and their author, Elinor Brent-Dyer. EBD (as she is known to fans) wrote over 100 books between 1922 and her death in 1969. An excellent resource for fans.  (Added: 7-Jul-2005 By: TM Hits: 306)
  • George Orwell - George Orwell is celebrated as one of the great writers of plain English prose. He went out of his way to produce a style that is free of pretention and superfluous decoration. His books include novels, documentary reports, and essays on politics, language, and mass communications. Best known for 'Animal Farm' and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', his essays and books such as 'Homage to Catalonia' may well prove of more enduring influence. Judge for yourself in these guidance notes on his life and work.  (Added: 1-Sep-2003 By: DP Hits: 640)
  • George Orwell - Very good summary of Animal Farm.  (Added: 13-Oct-2000 By: JM Hits: 729)
  • Google Print Search - Do an ordinary Google search. When a book whose content contains a match for your search terms is found, it is linked to your search results. Click a book title and you'll see the page of the book that has your search terms, along with other information about the book.  (Added: 5-May-2005 By: DP Hits: 237)

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