A Collection of Classics
Lets users explore the meaning of a "classic," introduces users to the authors who have written classics, gets users on the path to making their own classics. |
An Animated History of Books
Starts with the cavemen, then moves all the way to the present and projections for the future. |
AOL Anywhere - Reading and Literature
Resource for information on featured authors and poets, and literature appreciation. Includes links to tools for writing papers, finding famous quotes, and getting published. |
EducETH
Reading list for university study, with synopses, background and selected texts for works covered. |
Electronic Literature Directory
A comprehensive database of listings for electronic works, their authors, and their publishers. The descriptive entries cover poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction that makes significant use of electronic techniques. |
Five Books
Guide to the history of English language and literature. Site delivers little-known literary and linguistic facts in entertaining sections. |
How to Excel in an Undergraduate Literature Course
Advice from a professor on what to expect and how to excel in college literature courses. |
Invisible Library
A collection of imaginary authors and titles mentioned within real books. |
Littera Scripta
E-mail lists and conferences relating to books, reading, and literature. |
SparkNotes.com
E-texts and free study guides on the Internet, written entirely by Harvard students and teachers. Includes plot summaries and discussion forums. |
The Electronic Labyrinth
Both utilizes and focuses upon the medium of hypertext as it relates to literature and its concrete manifestations--from palimpsests to mechanically printed books to CD-ROMs -- throughout history to the present, with speculation on the future. |
The Independent Literature Institute
A non-profit co-operative for self-publishing authors and independent publishers. |
The Internet Public Library
Online public library features directories of online texts, newspapers, magazines, reference materials with special sections for youth. |
The Libyrinth
Site focuses on 20th century contemporary literature and author resources available online. |
