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Literature
Resource Center
This database contains overviews of works, literary criticism,
and infomation abou the authors. It should be your first choice
for work in this category. When you click on the link above
from home, you'll need to enter your library card number to
enter the database.
LitLinks
Gateway to literature links by genre, author & time period with author biographies & criticism of works.
Librarians Index to the Internet:
Literary links, organized by topic, type, period, genre, etc., are organized on this site by librarians
Many classic books,
poems, and plays are freely available online. There are several
large collections to search.
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Project
Gutenberg - official site:
local Maryland site:
Around since the 70's, Project Gutenberg is the larges collection
of texts online. Search by author or title or just browse
through the listings. WARNING: trying to print entire books
is not a good idea! Save to disk and read online - or print
important passages for future reference.
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Bartleby.com:
Bartleby has the full text of many fiction and non-fiction
works including the full text of the classics from Harvard
Classics Fiction Shelf and various essays and speeches.
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Poem
Finder:
Story
Finder:
Essay
Finder:
This is a large collection of poems, short stories, and
essays online. Criticism, overviews, and print collections
containing the text are also included. If visiting this
site from home, you'll need to enter your library card number.
- An Online Library of Literature:
Find the full and unabridged texts of classic works of English literature. Fiction from authors like Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters, Jack London, Mark Twain, and more.
- Bibliomania:
Need a book in a hurry? Here you will find thousands of free e-books, poems, articles, short stories and plays. Includes study guides to many of the most-frequently assigned classics.
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- Literary Criticism
Collection - Internet
Public Library
Internet Public Library is the second best place to find
literary criticism online (the first is listed above --
Literature Resource Center). You may either browse by title
or author. The search tool is somewhat less helpful.
- Cliff Notes:
CliffsNotes, those little books with yellow & black covers, are now online.
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- Antistudy
- Free Cliff notes and book notes
Looking for free cliff notes, free book notes, or free
book summaries online? Antistudy.com is a search engine for
free book notes and literature study guides online.
- A Critical Reading Guide:
A college professor provides a “how-to” guide to analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction.
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Biography
Resource Center
This is a huge collection of biographies on people of all
professions, nationalities, and backgrounds. The easiest
way to search is by entering the name in the quick search
box and hitting enter. A way to find a person of a specific
ethnicity, nationality, or profession is by conducting a
"Biographical Facts Search." Once you have the
results, the tabs give you different types of articles:
narrative (3-5 pages), thumbnail (a paragraph), Who's Who
(just the facts), articles, and websites. If visiting this
site from home, you'll need to enter your library card number
to get in.
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MasterFILE
Premier (EBSCO)
If visiting this site from home, you'll need to enter your
library card number. Click on EBSCOhost Web, then the first
choice MasterFILE Premier. Enter the person's name in the
search box and the different types of resources available
will be listed in the results. Choose Biographies.
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