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Huxley, Aldous
"The hypnotic, intellectual, satirical, spiritual, and philosophical world of Aldous Huxley." Worth visiting! Detailansicht
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Internet Public Library
Hosted by The School at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology Detailansicht
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Irish literature texts
Important pieces of Irish literature like "The Importance of being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets" by G.B. Shaw or "Dracula" by Bram Stoker and many other famous texts can be downloaded here for FREE! Detailansicht
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Irish Writers
Are you looking for a specific person in the field of Irish literature? In this bio-bibliographical dictionary of Irish writers you can find the well known authors and also the (at least in our region) not so well known ones for a change (e.g. Colm Tóibín). Detailansicht
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James Joyce
Irish novelist, short story writer and poet. Joyce is regarded as one of the greatest literary talents of the 20th century.
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Jane Austen
Incredibly rich page with loads of documents and links to bibliography, life, art, writing. Detailansicht
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Library of Congress
Have a look at the "Learning Page" for Teachers with Lesson Plans. Detailansicht
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Limerick - an example
"There was a young lady from Niger...."
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Limericks - What is a Limerick?
"A limerick is a particular style of humorous verse which originated in Ireland (Limerick is a town's name)... Limericks are often rude or make fun of people, but try not be offended by them: they are never meant to be taken seriously!" Detailansicht
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Literary Criticism
Start from this page to secondary sources on American, British and many more literatures of the world. You can search by name, nationality and historical period. Detailansicht
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Literary Terms
Definitions of literary terms, from figurative language to genre and narrative point of view. Detailansicht
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Literature in English
Enormous collection of links, all around the topic of literature. (online retailers, works, information, essays etc.) Detailansicht
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Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, as well as numerous "Short Stories". Detailansicht
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Mystery Stories Online
Mysterious short stories of all kinds, mystery games etc., from E.A. Poe to Hitchcock, from Agatha Christie to Sherlock Holmes. Detailansicht
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Nature Poetry Collection
Go to "Poetry Collection" and selct more than 100 poems by author and title.
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Newspapers in the English Classroom
Lessonplans, etc. on newspapers in the EFL classroom Detailansicht
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Norton Anthology
The Norton Anthology of English Literature. A web companion to the printed version.
Middle Ages, 16th Century, Early 17th Century, Restoration and the 18th century, Romantic Period, Victorian Age, 20th Century. Detailansicht -
Orwell, George: Animal Farm
Full text (divided into chapters) and summaries (per chapter) plus essays and information on the author. Detailansicht
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Orwell, George: Animal Farm (SparkNotes)
Spark Notes concerning context, characters and plot; also summaries and analysis of the chapters. Detailansicht
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Oscar Wilde
The official website of Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde offers the most essential information on him: Biography, literary works, photos and more. Detailansicht
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Oscar Wilde
Here you can get an overview of the life of Wilde by casting a glance at the chronology on this page. Some of his stories, plays, poems and critical works can be found here as well. Detailansicht
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Philip Larkin
The poet's biography on the Philip Larkin Society Homepage. Detailansicht
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Poe - A Poe Webliography
Edgar Allan Poe on the Internet by Heyward Ehrlich - "A critical guide to electronic resources for Poe research on the World Wide Web and CD-ROM, including electronic texts, HTML-encoded texts, hypertexts, secondary works, commentaries, and indexes." Detailansicht