Literature
AllReaders.com
Finding the right book to read just got easier. AllReaders.com allows readers to search for novels by plot, character, style and theme.
Bartleby.com
Bartleby.com provides students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web.
Barlett's Familiar Quotations
A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature.
BookBrowse
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends only the most interesting and well written books and provides you with everything you need to decide which are right for you - so you can browse the best and ignore the rest!
Canadian Authors List
To find out about the Writers' Union of Canada check out this website. It also provides users with brief biographical sketches of Canadian authors.
Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and Review
This website contains the full table of contents of every issue of Canadian Literature, resources, calls for submissions, subscription and advertising information and selected reviews and editorials.
Canadian Poetry Archive
The Canadian Poetry Archive features selected poems from over 100 early English and French language Canadian poets.
Celebrating Women's Achievements
This site comprises information about Canadian women who have made outstanding contributions. Each woman's life and achievements are described, followed by a list of suggested readings. There is a different theme for each year.
Children's Literature Web Guide
The Children's Literature Web Guide provides users with access to Internet resources related to books for children and young adults including a comprehensive guide to Children's Book Awards.
Criticism Resources
The Internet Public Library Criticism collection contains critical and biographical web sites about authors.
Eighteenth-Century Resources
Eighteenth-Century Resources provides links to significant and reliable Internet resources that focus on art, music, literature and science of the Eighteenth Century.
Gabrielle Roy Web Site
This National Library of Canada website focuses on Canadian author Gabrielle Roy.
ipl2 Literary Criticism Collection
The ipl2 Literary Criticism Collection contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.
Literary Index
Author Search, Title Search, Custom Search (Look for authors in the Index by name, birth date, death date, or nationality).
Love poems
A comprehensive educational resource from Love Poems dedicated to providing the Biographies, Pictures and famous Love Poetry of the most famous Poets - Perfect for Poetry Appreciation!
New Books Service
The New Books Service is your source for the latest information on current and forthcoming Canadian books.
The New York Review of Books
Home of the New York Review of Books. Searching their archives is free, but requires registration.
Nineteenth Century in Print
This collection comprises books and periodicals published in the United States during the nineteenth century, primarily during the second half of the century. The materials selected illuminate the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
The Online Books Page
The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet.
Online Literary Resources
Literary Resources on the Net. Search for links to Medieval, Renaissance, Victorian or Twentieth Century literature links.
Stephen Leacock
Developed by the National Library of Canada, this website contains a biography of Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock, as well as samples of his work, and links to further sites.
Touchstone: Co-operation and Partnership among UK Shakespeare Collections
A research tool for Shakespeare research in the United Kingdom.
Playdatabase.com
Search this database of over 12,000 plays by characters, genre, keywords and more. Excellent for highschool English projects!
