Useful links for literature students

Useful links for literature students
Literature study notes	BBC GCSE Bitesize English Literature \| SparkNotes \| CliffsNotes \| Novelguide \| GradeSaver \| crossref-it.info \| eNotes \| Shmoop \| BookRags \| Pink Monkey \| The Student Room, Forums & Revision Notes \| York Notes
Author studies	Books and Writers \| Literary Encyclopedia \| Literature Network \| British Council Contemporary Writers \| Literature Articles \| Cambridge History of English & American Literature
Authors on search engines	Yahoo \| Authors Web Search
Literature web directories	Literature Web Search \| Literary History \| University of California \| Rutgers University \| Internet Public Library \| Geometry.net \| BUBL \| English Literature On The Web \| Catalogs.com English Resources
Literature web search	Literature \| Authors \| English Literature \| American Literature \| Canadian Literature \| World Literature \| Genres \| Periods and Movements \| Reviews and Criticism \| Libraries
GCSE Exam Boards Check your course specification to see what you are expected to do and how you will be marked	AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance CCEA Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment CIE Cambridge International Examinations EDEXCEL Edexcel Foundation OCR Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations SEG Southern Examining Group - part of AQA WJEC Welsh Joint Education Committee
English literature terms	Glossary of Literary Terms \| Cambridge Univerisity \| Rutgers University \| Thompson Gale \| Cyber English \| University of North Carolina \| Books on Literary Terms
Study & essay writing help	GCSE English Toolkit \| University of Toronto \| Getting an A \| Englishbiz.co.uk \| GradeSaver \| Teaching Resources \| Homework Center \| Interpreting Literature \| Spelling Course \| Books: Grammar Guides \| Books for GCSE
Literary theory	Rutgers University \| Uinversity of California \| Cambridge University \| About.com \| Books on Literary Theory
Ebooks	Free Kindle Books \| Project Gutenberg \| ManyBooks.net \| MobileRead \| Internet Archive \| On-line Books \| Inkmesh ebook search engine \| Bartleby.com \| Literature online \| University of Oxford \| University of Toronto \| University of Virginia \| Online Library \| Literature Post \| Electronic Text Archives \| Calibre - convert and manage ebooks
Reference	Wikipedia Literature \| Literary Encyclopedia \| Cambridge Encyclopedia \| Factbites \| Biography.com \| IngentaConnect Scholarly Research \| Find Articles \| The Free Dictionary \| Dictionary.com \| WordZone \| Ask Oxford \| Merriam-Webster Online \| Online Translation \| Google Book Search \| Reference Books
Free downloads	Free English Dictionary From Wordweb \| Free English Grammar Guide From Lingua Systems
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Historical periods of English literature, with recommended links
History of the English language	University of Toronto \| The Routes of English \| Books on History of the English Language
Old English literature (pre-1100)	Old English \| Hypertext Course from Oxford University \| Anglo Saxon \| Books on Old English Literature
Middle English literature (1100-1500)	Luminarium \| Rutgers University \| Uinversity of California \| Yahoo \| Medieval Literature Web Search \| Books on Medieval English
Renaissance & early C17th (1425-1660)	Luminarium C16th \| Luminarium C17th \| Rutgers University \| Uinversity of California \| Web Search C16th \| Web Search C17th \| Books on Renaissance Literature
Restoration (1660-1702) & 18th century (1702-1784)	Luminarium \| Rutgers University \| Uinversity of California \| The Age of Reason \| Books on Restoration Literature \| Books on Restoration Satire \| DVD (drama) \| DVD (fiction)
Romantic literature (1760-1850)	Uinversity of California \| Rutgers University \| Romantic Circles \| Romanticism On the Net \| Books on Romantic Literature
Gothic literature (1764-present)	Literary Gothic \| University of California \| Rutgers University \| Books on Gothic Literature
Victorian literature (1819-1901)	The Victorian Web \| Political and social novels \| Literary History \| Rutgers University \| Uinversity of California \| Victorian Women Writers Project \| Web Search C19th \| Books on Victorian Literature \| DVD
The War Poets (1914-1918)	First World War.com \| Lost Poets \| War Poetry \| WorldWar1.com \| War literature \| Poets of the Great War \| The Georgians and The War Poets \| War Poets Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books on The War Poets
Modern & postmodern (1914-present)	Literary History \| Rutgers University \| Uinversity of California: modern \| Uinversity of California: contemporary \| British Council \| Modern Literature Time Chart \| Modernism Web Search \| Books on Postmodern Literature
The Beat writers (Mid-20th century)	Literary Kicks \| Dharma Beat \| SparkNotes on Kerouac \| Beat Writers Web Search \| Books on The Beat Writers \| Recordings on CD \| DVDs
Postcolonial literature (Mid-C20th-present)	Postcolonial Studies \| The Imperial Archive \| The Empire Writes Back \| Literary History \| Books on Postcolonial Literature
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Regional sites
Canadian literature	National Library \| Northwest Passages \| Writing in Canada \| Canadian Writers \| Canadian Theatre \| Canadian Literature Web Search \| Books on Canadian Literature
Indian English Literature	Wikipedia \| Indian Literature Web Search \| Books on Indian English Literature
Irish literature	Luminarium \| BUBL Link \| Island Ireland \| CELT Corpus of Electronic Texts \| Irish Literature Web Search \| Books on Irish Literature
Scottish literature	The Association for Scottish Literary Studies \| Scottish Literature Web Search \| Books on Scottish Literature
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Authors A - Z, with recommended links
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Chinua Achebe (1930-)	BBC News - A Hero Returns \| Chinua Achebe Infosite \| Wikipedia \| SparkNotes \| GradeSaver \| BookRags \| Literary History \| Chinua Achebe Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Chinua Achebe
Sir Kingsley Amis (1922-1995)	Kingsley Amis and the Era of Lucky Jim \| Lucky Jim \| Yahoo \| Books by Sir Kingsley Amis \| DVD
Simon Armitage (1963-)	Simon Armitage study guide \| British Council \| Yahoo \| Books by Simon Armitage
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)	The Victorian Web \| Cambridge Encyclopedia \| Literary History \| Regarding Matthew Arnold \| Matthew Arnold Web Search \| Matthew Arnold as a Critic \| Books by Matthew Arnold
Margaret Atwood (1939-)	Home site \| Writing in Canada \| Handmaid's Tale \| Margaret Atwood Web Search \| Yahoo \| Gertrude Talks Back \| The Treatment of Female Protagonists \| Books by Margaret Atwood
Jane Austen (1775-1817)	The Victorian Web \| Literary History \| SparkNotes \| Jane Austen Information Page \| Persuasion \| Jane Austen Web Search \| Books by Jane Austen \| DVDs of Jane Austen Novels
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Julian Barnes (1946-)	Julian Barnes.com \| Guardian Reviews \| British Council Contemporary Writers \| Julian Barnes Web Search \| Books by Julian Barnes
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)	Samuel Beckett. An Introduction \| The Role of Comedy in Beckett's Plays \| Waiting for Godot \| Samuel Beckett Resources \| The Journal of Beckett Studies \| Nobel Prize Internet Archive \| Samuel Beckett Web Search \| Literary History \| Books by Samuel Beckett \| DVD
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)	Elizabeth Bishop and her influence \| Literary History \| Poets.org \| Yahoo \| Elizabeth Bishop Web Search \| Books by Elizabeth Bishop
William Blake (1757-1827)	Blake study guide \| William Blake page \| Blake multimedia \| William Blake Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by William Blake
James Boswell (1740-1795) & Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)	The Victorian Web \| Rutgers University \| Boswell ebooks \| Boswell & Johnson Web Search \| Books by Boswell \| Books by Johnson
The Bronte sisters. Charlotte (1816-1855), Emily (1818-1848), Anne (1820-1849)	Bronte Sisters Web \| The Victorian Web \| Literary History \| The Cambridge History \| About Literature \| SparkNotes \| Charlotte Bronte and Jean Rhys: doubleness \| Charlotte Bronte and Jean Rhys: symbolism \| Emily Bronte Web Search \| Books: Bronte sisters \| Books: Charlotte \| Books: Emily \| DVDs
John Bunyan (1628-1688)	John Bunyan Profile \| Online library \| John Bunyan Web Search \| Pilgrim's Progress \| Books by John Bunyan
Anthony Burgess (1917-1993)	Introduction \| A Clockwork Orange \| GradeSaver \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Books by Anthony Burgess \| DVD
Fanny Burney (1752-1840)	Burney Society \| Bartleby \| Evelina \| Fanny Burney Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Fanny Burney
Lord Byron (1788-1824)	Lord Byron \| Byron Society \| Don Juan \| Letters and Journals Vol 1 \| Vol 2 \| Lord Byron Web Search \| Books by Lord Byron \| DVD about Byron
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Morley Callaghan (1903-1990)	The Short stories of Morley Callaghan \| The Canadian Encyclopedia \| Canadian Writers \| Morley Callaghan Web Search \| Books by Morley Callaghan
Angela Carter (1940-1992)	Yahoo \| Angela Carter Web Search \| Books by Angela Carter \| DVD
Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)	Luminarium \| SparkNotes \| GradeSaver \| Yahoo \| The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale \| Christian Literature: Chaucer vs Bunyan \| Chaucer Web Search \| Books by Chaucer \| Wife of Bath Study Guide By Adrian Fox. Free program to download and run on your computer. The guide contains detailed notes with associated questions in various formats, generate quotes at random, and a series of resequencing and 'cloze' (missing word) formats.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)	Introduction \| Ancient Mariner \| Wikipedia \| Coleridge Kubla Khan and opium \| Romantic poets and opium \| Literary History \| Coleridge Web Search \| Yahoo \| Coleridge and Becoming: Kubla Khan and Dejection: an Ode \| Books by Coleridge
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)	Literary History \| GradeSaver \| NovelGuide \| SparkNotes \| Heart of Darkness \| The Secret Agent \| Books by Joseph Conrad
Robert Cormier (1925-2000)	SparkNotes \| Robert Cormier Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Robert Cormier \| DVD
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Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)	SparkNotes \| GradeSaver \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Daniel Defoe Web Search \| Books by Daniel Defoe \| DVD
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)	The Victorian Web \| Gad's Hill Place \| 42 explore \| David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page \| Literary History \| SparkNotes \| GradeSaver \| Novelguide \| Dickens's Narrative Technique \| Dickens Web Search \| Books by Charles Dickens \| DVD
John Donne (1572-1631)	Cambridge History (section X1) \| Luminarium \| SparkNotes \| Metaphysical Poems \| John Donne's Love Poetry \| John Donne's Valedictions \| Religious Poetry \| Donne Web Search \| Books by John Donne
Carol Ann Duffy (1955-)	Carol Ann Duffy study guide \| British Council \| Carol Ann Duffy Web Search \| Books by Carol Ann Duffy
Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990)	Lawrence Durrell, an Introduction \| International Lawrence Durrell Society \| Lawrence Durrell Web Search \| Books by Lawrence Durrell
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George Eliot (1819-1880)	The Victorian Web \| Literary History \| Political and Social Novels (section X1) \| George Eliot Web Search \| Books by George Eliot \| DVD
T S Eliot (1888-1965)	The T S Eliot Page > \| Books by T S Eliot
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William Faulkner (1897-1962)	Faulkner on the web \| Literary History \| SparkNotes \| Yahoo \| Sartoris \| Books by William Faulkner
Henry Fielding (1707-1754)	Literature Web Search \| Fielding's Morality \| Books by Henry Fielding \| DVD
F Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)	Literary History \| Jazz Age Culture \| SparkNotes \| Novelguide \| Yahoo \| Books by F Scott Fitzgerald \| DVD
E M Forster (1879-1970)	Literary History \| SparkNotes \| Literature Web Search \| Books by E M Forster \| DVD
Brian Friel (1929-)	Brian Friel \| Translations, Colonial Context \| Wikipedia \| Emory University \| Yahoo \| Books by Brian Friel
Robert Frost (1874-1963)	Literary History \| Modern American Poetry \| Books by Robert Frost
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William Golding (1911-1993)	The William Golding Page > \| Books by William Golding
Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)	Luminarium \| Cambridge History \| Literature Web Search \| Yahoo She Stoops to Conquer \| Books by Oliver Goldsmith \| DVD
Thomas Gray (1716-1771)	Thomas Gray Archive \| Thomas Gray Web Search \| Books by Thomas Gray
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Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)	A Rasin in the Sun \| GradeSaver \| Books and Writers \| Yahoo \| The Ghetto Trap \| Books by Lorraine Hansberry
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)	The Thomas Hardy Page > \| Books by Thomas Hardy
Seamus Heaney (1939-)	Seamus Heaney Study Guide \| Literary History \| Seamus Heaney Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Seamus Heaney
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)	The Ernest Hemingway Page > \| Books by and about Ernest Hemingway \| DVD
Barry Hines (1939-)	bbc.co.uk \| Books by Barry Hines \| DVD
Ted Hughes (1930-1998)	The Ted Hughes Page > \| Books by and about Ted Hughes
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John Irving (1942-)	John Irving \| Yahoo \| John Irving Web Search \| Books by John Irving \| DVD
Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986)	All the Conspirators \| Books & Writers \| Yahoo \| Books by Christopher Isherwood \| DVD
Kazuo Ishiguro (1954-)	British Council \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Books by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Henry James (1843-1916)	SparkNotes \| GradeSaver \| Literary History \|Henry James Web Search \| The Turn of the Screw \| Books by Henry James \| DVD
Ben Jonson (1572-1637)	Cambridge History \| Luminarium \| Ben Jonson Web Search \| Volpone \| Ben Jonson Unmasked \| Books by Ben Jonson
James Joyce (1882-1941)	The James Joyce Page > \| Books by James Joyce
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John Keats (1795-1821)	John Keats.com \| The Victorian Web \| Literary History \| SparkNotes \| Englishhistory.net \| Poems \| Books by John Keats
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)	Literary Kicks \| Dharma Beat \| SparkNotes on Kerouac \| On the Road review \| Kerouac Web Search \| Books Jack Kerouac \| Jack Kerouac CDs \| DVD
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)	The Victorian Web \| Literary History \| Nobel Prize Resources \| The Kipling Society \| Kipling's Kim \| Books by Rudyard Kipling
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Ring W Lardner (1885-1933)	Lardnermania \| Yahoo \| Books by Ring Lardner \| DVD
Philip Larkin (1922-1985)	Philip Larkin Society \| Literary History \| Books by Philip Larkin
D H Lawrence (1885-1930)	The D H Lawrence Page > \| Books by D H Lawrence
Harper Lee (1926-)	SparkNotes on To Kill a Mockingbird \| NovelGuide on To Kill a Mockingbird \| Yahoo \| Harper Lee Web Search \| Books on Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird
Doris Lessing (1919-)	Doris Lessing \| Doris Lessing Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Doris Lessing
C S Lewis (1898-1963)	C S Lewis \| GradeSaver \| SparkNotes \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Books by C S Lewis \| DVD
The Liverpool Poets	The Liverpool Poets, an Introduction \| Brian Patten: Life, Love, Death, and Poetry \| Books by Brian Patten
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Bernard Malamud (1914-1986)	Miscellany \| SparkNotes \| Yahoo \| Books by Bernard Malamud \| DVD
Frank McCourt (1931-)	Angela's Ashes \| Yahoo \| Frank McCourt Web Search \| Books by Frank McCourt \| DVD
Ian McEwan (1948-)	Ian McEwan.com \| The Guardian Unlimited \| Yahoo \| Ian McEwan Web Search \| Books by Ian McEwan \| DVD
William Topaz McGonagall (1825-1902)	McGonagall Online \| Wikipedia \| Books by McGonagall
Arthur Miller (1915-2005)	SparkNotes \| GradeSaver \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Arthur Miller Web Search \| Books by Arthur Miller \| DVD
John Milton (1608-1674)	Luminarium \| About.com \| Yahoo \| John Milton Web Search \| SparkNotes \| GradeSaver \| BookRags \| Books by John Milton
Toni Morrison (1931-)	Anniina's \| Toni Morrison Society \| SparkNotes \| GradeSaver \| Moral ambiguity \| Books by Toni Morrison \| DVD
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Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977)	Lolita \| Pale Fire \| Gradesaver on Nabokov \| Essays on Nabokov \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Nabokov Web Search \| Books by Vladimir Nabokov \| DVD
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Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964)	A Good Man Is Hard To Find \| Books and Writers \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Flannery O'Connor Web Search \| Good Country People \| Books by Flannery O'Connor
George Orwell (1903-1950)	George Orwell \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| SparkNotes \| Books by George Orwell \| DVD
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Brian Patten (1946-)	Brian Patten Home Page \| Brian Patten: Life, Love, Death, and Poetry \| Books by Brian Patten
Harold Pinter (1930-2008)	Harold Pinter Official Site \| Literature Web Search \| Moonstruck \| Biography \| Literary History \| Psychological Warfare in Pinter \| Books by Harold Pinter \| DVD
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)	The Bell Jar \| Sylvia Plath \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Sylvia Plath Web Search \| Books by Sylvia Plath \| DVD
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)	Knowing Poe \| SparkNotes \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Poe Web Search \| Books by Edgar Allan Poe \| DVD
Alexander Pope (1688-1744)	The Victorian Web \| A Heroic Poet \| SparkNotes \| The Rape of the Lock \| Essay on The Rape of the Lock \| Alexander Pope Web Search \| Books by Alexander Pope
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)	Introduction to Ezra Pound \| Ezra Pound pages \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Ezra Pound Web Search \| Books by Ezra Pound
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J K Rowling (1967-)	J K Rowling \| Harry Potter \| Harry Potter Video Game \| SparkNotes \| Yahoo \| J K Rowling Web Search \| Harry Potter Books \| Harry Potter DVDs
Salman Rushdie (1947-)	Salman Rushdie Web Search \| Books by Salman Rushdie
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J D Salinger (1919-)	Literary History \| SparkNotes \| BookRags \| Novelguide \| Yahoo \| Books by J D Salinger
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)	SparkNotes \| Absolute Shakespeare \| Resource Center \| Rutgers University \| Uinversity of California \| Shakespeare Criticism \| The Shakespeare Mystery \| Shakespeare Searched \| Shakespeare Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by William Shakespeare \| DVD
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)	Pygmalion \| George Bernard Shaw Web Search \| Books by George Bernard Shaw \| DVD
Mary Shelley (1797-1851)	The Victorian Web \| Frankenstein \| NovelGuide \| Literary Gothic \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Books by Mary Shelley \| DVD
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)	Introduction \| The Victorian Web \| Literary History \| Shelley Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Shelley
Richard Sheridan (1751-1816)	Spartacus Schoolnet \| Wikipedia \| Richard Sheridan Web Search \| Books by Richard Sheridan \| DVD
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)	Astrophil and Stella \| Astrophil and Stella at Gradesaver \| Luminarium \| Sidney Homepage \| Sir Philip Sidney Web Search \| Books by Sir Philip Sidney
Edmund Spenser (1552-1599)	Luminarium \| University of Cambridge \| SparkNotes \| The Faerie Queene \| Books by Edmund Spenser
John Steinbeck (1902-1968)	The John Steinbeck Page > \| Books by John Steinbeck
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)	SparkNotes \| NovelGuide \| GradeSaver \| Literary Gothic \| Yahoo \| Stevenson Web Search \| Books by Robert Louis Stevenson \| DVD
Bram Stoker (1847-1912)	Bram Stoker \| SparkNotes \| GradeSaver \| Literary Gothic \| Yahoo \| Bram Stoker Web Search \| Books by Bram Stoker \| DVD
Sir Tom Stoppard (1937-)	Travesties \| Moonstruck \| Yahoo \| Sir Tom Stoppard Web Search \| Tom Stoppard In Search of Reality \| Books by Tom Stoppard \| DVD
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)	The Victorian Web \| Great Books Index \| Gulliver's Travels \| Books by Jonathan Swift \| DVD
Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909)	The Victorian Web \| Literary History \| Swinburne Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Algernon Charles Swinburne
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Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)	The Victorian Web \| Literary History \| SparkNotes \| Tennyson Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)	Introduction to Dylan Thomas \| Literary History \| Dylan Thomas Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Dylan Thomas
J R R Tolkien (1892-1973)	The Lord of the Rings \| SparkNotes \| Yahoo \| Tolkien Web Search \| Books by J R R Tolkien \| DVD
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John Updike (1932-)	Books & Writers \| Literary History \| John Updike Web Search \| Books by John Updike \| DVD
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Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007)	Slaughterhouse Five \| SparkNotes \| Kurt Vonnegut Web Search \| Books by Kurt Vonnegut \| DVD
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Alice Walker (1944-)	Anniina's \| Living by Grace \| GradeSaver \| The Color Purple \| SparkNotes \| Sylvia Plath & Alice Walker \| Books by Alice Walker \| DVD
War Poets (1914-1918)	First World War.com \| Lost Poets \| War Poetry \| WorldWar1.com \| War Literature \| Poets of the Great War \| The Georgians and The War Poets \| Yahoo \| Books by The War Poets
John Webster (1580-c1625)	Luminarium \| John Webster \| John Webster Web Search \| Yahoo \| The Duchess of Malfi \| Books by John Webster
Walt Whitman (1819-1892)	Introduction to Walt Whitman \| CliffsNotes \| Leaves of Grass \| Poets.org \| Wikipedia \| Modern American Poetry \| Walt Whitman Web Search \| Yahoo \| Books by Walt Whitman
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)	The Victorian Web \| Literary History \| SparkNotes \| Wilde e-texts \| Wilde's Trials \| Oscar Wilde Web Search \| Books by Oscar Wilde \| DVD
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983)	The Tennessee Williams Page \| Books by and about Tennessee Williams \| DVD
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)	Mrs Dalloway Through the Lens of 'Modern Fiction' \| To the Lighthouse \| Virginia Woolf Society \| International Virginia Woolf Society \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| Books by Virginia Woolf \| DVD
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)	The Victorian Web \| Cambridge History \| Uinversity of California \| Literary History \| The Wordsworth Circle \| Concordance to Lyrical Ballads \| Complete Works \| Memory In Romanticism \| Lyrical Ballads \| Wordsworth and Lucy \| Books by William Wordsworth
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W B Yeats (1869-1935)	Introduction to W B Yeats \| Yeats's 'Last Poems' \| National Library of Ireland \| Literary History \| Yahoo \| SparkNotes \| Yeats Country (photos of locations of Yeats's poems) \| W B Yeats Web Search \| Books by W B Yeats

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Modern American Poetry \| Complete Classics \| Cortland Review \| Everypoet.com \| Famous Poets \| Fence Magazine \| Literary History \| The Poetry Archive \| The Poetry Society \| Poetry.com \| Academy of American Poets \| Sonnet Central \| Symbolist Poetry \| Poetry Web Search \| Books: poetry
Literary magazines
3 A.M. Magazine \| Antigonish Review \| Atlantic Online \| Books Unlimited \| Crime Time \| Granta \| Literary Kicks \| The Literary Review \| The London Review of Books \| Mslexia \| New York Review of Books \| On the Page \| Salon \| Short Stories \| Spike Magazine \| TLS \| Wasafiri \| Zoetrope \| Magazines and E-zines
Prizes and laureateships
Nobel Prize for Literature \| Nobel e-Museum \| Nobel Prize Internet Archive \| BookPrizeInfo.com \| Booker Prize Reviews \| British Literary Prizes \| The Man Booker Prize \| The Costa (ex-Whitbread) Book Award \| The Orange Prize \| Pulitzer Prizes \| British Poets Laureate \| Literary Awards Web Directory
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Books on Film \| Film Studies Links from BUBL \| All Movie Guide \| Internet Movie Database \| Cinema Bookshop \| Film Studies Books \| The Movie Store
Miscellaneous
BBC World Book Club Podcasts \| The English collection humanities audio & video files \| The British Library \| The British Library - Turning the Pages - look inside literary manuscript treasures \| BBC Historic Figures \| The Globe Theatre \| The Gutenberg Bible \| Yahoo groups on authors \| Education Association \| Dictionaries of Quotations \| Spinebreakers Forum from Penguin Books

Useful links for literature students

Useful links for literature students

Literature study notes

BBC GCSE Bitesize English Literature | SparkNotes | CliffsNotes | Novelguide | GradeSaver | crossref-it.info | eNotes | Shmoop | BookRags | Pink Monkey | The Student Room, Forums & Revision Notes | York Notes

Author studies

Books and Writers | Literary Encyclopedia | Literature Network | British Council Contemporary Writers | Literature Articles | Cambridge History of English & American Literature

Authors on search engines

Yahoo | Authors Web Search

Literature web directories

Literature Web Search | Literary History | University of California | Rutgers University | Internet Public Library | Geometry.net | BUBL | English Literature On The Web | Catalogs.com English Resources

Literature web search

Literature | Authors | English Literature | American Literature | Canadian Literature | World Literature | Genres | Periods and Movements | Reviews and Criticism | Libraries

GCSE Exam Boards

AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance CCEA Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment CIE Cambridge International Examinations EDEXCEL Edexcel Foundation OCR Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations SEG Southern Examining Group - part of AQA WJEC Welsh Joint Education Committee

English literature terms

Glossary of Literary Terms | Cambridge Univerisity | Rutgers University | Thompson Gale | Cyber English | University of North Carolina | Books on Literary Terms

Study & essay writing help

GCSE English Toolkit | University of Toronto | Getting an A | Englishbiz.co.uk | GradeSaver | Teaching Resources | Homework Center | Interpreting Literature | Spelling Course | Books: Grammar Guides | Books for GCSE

Literary theory

Rutgers University | Uinversity of California | Cambridge University | About.com | Books on Literary Theory

Ebooks

Reference

Wikipedia Literature | Literary Encyclopedia | Cambridge Encyclopedia | Factbites | Biography.com | IngentaConnect Scholarly Research | Find Articles | The Free Dictionary | Dictionary.com | WordZone | Ask Oxford | Merriam-Webster Online | Online Translation | Google Book Search | Reference Books

Free downloads

Free English Dictionary From Wordweb | Free English Grammar Guide From Lingua Systems

Historical periods of English literature, with recommended links

History of the English language

University of Toronto | The Routes of English | Books on History of the English Language

Old English literature (pre-1100)

Old English | Hypertext Course from Oxford University | Anglo Saxon | Books on Old English Literature

Middle English literature (1100-1500)

Luminarium | Rutgers University | Uinversity of California | Yahoo | Medieval Literature Web Search | Books on Medieval English

Renaissance & early C17th (1425-1660)

Luminarium C16th | Luminarium C17th | Rutgers University | Uinversity of California | Web Search C16th | Web Search C17th | Books on Renaissance Literature

Restoration (1660-1702) & 18th century (1702-1784)

Luminarium | Rutgers University | Uinversity of California | The Age of Reason | Books on Restoration Literature | Books on Restoration Satire | DVD (drama) | DVD (fiction)

Romantic literature (1760-1850)

Uinversity of California | Rutgers University | Romantic Circles | Romanticism On the Net | Books on Romantic Literature

Gothic literature (1764-present)

Literary Gothic | University of California | Rutgers University | Books on Gothic Literature

Victorian literature (1819-1901)

The Victorian Web | Political and social novels | Literary History | Rutgers University | Uinversity of California | Victorian Women Writers Project | Web Search C19th | Books on Victorian Literature | DVD

The War Poets (1914-1918)

First World War.com | Lost Poets | War Poetry | WorldWar1.com | War literature | Poets of the Great War | The Georgians and The War Poets | War Poets Web Search | Yahoo | Books on The War Poets

Modern & postmodern (1914-present)

Literary History | Rutgers University | Uinversity of California: modern | Uinversity of California: contemporary | British Council | Modern Literature Time Chart | Modernism Web Search | Books on Postmodern Literature

The Beat writers (Mid-20th century)

Literary Kicks | Dharma Beat | SparkNotes on Kerouac | Beat Writers Web Search | Books on The Beat Writers | Recordings on CD | DVDs

Postcolonial literature (Mid-C20th-present)

Postcolonial Studies | The Imperial Archive | The Empire Writes Back | Literary History | Books on Postcolonial Literature

Regional sites

Canadian literature

National Library | Northwest Passages | Writing in Canada | Canadian Writers | Canadian Theatre | Canadian Literature Web Search | Books on Canadian Literature

Indian English Literature

Wikipedia | Indian Literature Web Search | Books on Indian English Literature

Irish literature

Luminarium | BUBL Link | Island Ireland | CELT Corpus of Electronic Texts | Irish Literature Web Search | Books on Irish Literature

Scottish literature

The Association for Scottish Literary Studies | Scottish Literature Web Search | Books on Scottish Literature

Authors A - Z, with recommended links

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Chinua Achebe (1930-)

BBC News - A Hero Returns | Chinua Achebe Infosite | Wikipedia | SparkNotes | GradeSaver | BookRags | Literary History | Chinua Achebe Web Search | Yahoo | Books by Chinua Achebe

Sir Kingsley Amis (1922-1995)

Kingsley Amis and the Era of Lucky Jim | Lucky Jim | Yahoo | Books by Sir Kingsley Amis | DVD

Simon Armitage (1963-)

Simon Armitage study guide | British Council | Yahoo | Books by Simon Armitage

Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)

The Victorian Web | Cambridge Encyclopedia | Literary History | Regarding Matthew Arnold | Matthew Arnold Web Search | Matthew Arnold as a Critic | Books by Matthew Arnold

Margaret Atwood (1939-)

Home site | Writing in Canada | Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood Web Search | Yahoo | Gertrude Talks Back | The Treatment of Female Protagonists | Books by Margaret Atwood

Jane Austen (1775-1817)

The Victorian Web | Literary History | SparkNotes | Jane Austen Information Page | Persuasion | Jane Austen Web Search | Books by Jane Austen | DVDs of Jane Austen Novels

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Julian Barnes (1946-)

Julian Barnes.com | Guardian Reviews | British Council Contemporary Writers | Julian Barnes Web Search | Books by Julian Barnes

Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)

Samuel Beckett. An Introduction | The Role of Comedy in Beckett's Plays | Waiting for Godot | Samuel Beckett Resources | The Journal of Beckett Studies | Nobel Prize Internet Archive | Samuel Beckett Web Search | Literary History | Books by Samuel Beckett | DVD

Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)

Elizabeth Bishop and her influence | Literary History | Poets.org | Yahoo | Elizabeth Bishop Web Search | Books by Elizabeth Bishop

AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
CCEA Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
CIE Cambridge International Examinations
EDEXCEL Edexcel Foundation
OCR Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations
SEG Southern Examining Group - part of AQA
WJEC Welsh Joint Education Committee