Literature LInks

About.Com	Expert guides that help you find/learn/share about authors.
American Literature Anthology: Writers' index	Presents a directory of web sites on American authors, compiled by Bill Fleming. Links to bibliographies, electronic texts, and other online resources, arranged alphabetically by author name.
American Literature 1820-1865	Presents a web site directory related to American literature from 1820-1865, compiled by Aikido Mishawka. Offers access to timelines, information on individual authors and social contexts, and other resources.
American Literature 1865-1914	Presents a directory of web resources related to American Literature from 1865-1914, compiled by Aikido Ishikawa. Offers access to information on individual authors and social contexts, timelines, and other sites.
American Literature 1914-1945	Presents a directory of the web resources related to American literature in the time period of 1914-1945. Offers access to timelines, information on specific authors, and other resources, compiled by Aikido Ishikawa.
American Literature Since 1945	Presents a directory of web resources related to American Literature since 1945, compiled by Aikido Ishikawa. Links to timelines, authors, social contexts, and other sites.
American Literature and Online Research	Offers a resource for those using the Internet to research American literature, provided by Terry Flannery. Provides access to reference sites, libraries, search engines, and course materials. Links to information on various authors.
American Literature Resources	Presents a directory of WWW resources on American Literature. Links to information on individual authors, electronic texts, and other sites.
American Studies at University of Virginia Yellow Pages: Literature	Presents a directory of literature resources as part of the American studies Web directory at the University of Virginia. Links to sites on individual authors and to electronic literature collections.
Bartleby Library	Great On-Line Books
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations	Bartlett's Familiar Quotations can be searched by author or keyword.
BigChalk Library K12	Full BigChalk resources. Includes Electric Library plus more features.
Colonial To 1800 American Literature	Present a directory of WWW resources on American literature of the Colonial period up to 1800. Links to information on individual authors and African-American Colonial writings, electronic texts, and other sites, compiled by Mary Kluges.
English Language Resources: Electronic Text Center	Online Electronic Text Center's collection and links to other sources for electronic texts in English. From the University of Virginia.
First Search	Click Use First Search. If you reside in the Virden CUSD, use the following authorization: 100107000 and Password: HAY6MXUSY. Click Start. Use all databases. If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will have access to Wilson Select. This is an excellent source for periodical and journal full-text articles.
Gutenberg Project	E-Text library. for any one that is looking for Classic literature this is a great place to go.
The Internet Classics Archive	Bringing the wisdom of the classics to the Internet since 1994.
Lewis and Clark Library System	Search directory for 135 member libraries. Select "WWW Access to Gate Net ". Click "Access the Database". Log on as Guest. Print out Titles you wish ordered, sign your first and last name, bring to the desk.
Mark Twain	Expert links for information about Mark Twain.
Mark Twain in His Times	Presents information about American writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), whose pseudonym was Mark Twain, compiled by Stephen Rail ton of the University of Virginia. Highlights how Clemens' works were created, marketed, and reviewed. Contains texts, manuscripts, contemporary reviews, articles, and images from the Barrett Collection of the University.
The On-line Books Page	Books, News, Features, and Archives.
Online Literary Criticism	Contains 457 online criticism about authors and their major works.
Pulitzer Prizes	Documenting 80 years of American intellectual and artistic excellence in journalism, letters, drama and music.
Wired for Books	Presents a collection of scholarly essays, public discussion areas, and other resources related to American Literature. Contains audio files of authors reading their works, compiled by the Ohio University Telecommunications center.
William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878)	Presents poetry by William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878). Includes text of "Midsummer" and "October," published online by Eric Bouquets. Links to information on other 19th century American authors.