Pollard Memorial Library

Literature Links on the Web

Sites with a checkmarkare highly recommended by the Library.

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Literature

• American Society of Journalists and Authors - The trade union for freelance writers provides information on authors' rights and issues.
• Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485)
• Arts & Letters Daily
• Bartleby.com - Search for quotations, literary references, reference materials, and more.
• Based on the Book - Books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures.
• Beat Movement Reference - A pathfinder to key resources --books, reference materials, articles, biographical material, and internet resources.
• Book Sale Finder - Information on book sales, auctions, and stores.
• The Cambridge History of English and American Literature - Part of Bartleby.com, an 18 volume set including essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and political writing.
• The Digital Book Index - A database of over 60,000 fiction and nonfiction e-books from over 1,800 publishers. Includes reference, history, children's, and African American studies.
• E-texts/e-books - A selection of links to online books, journals, and documents.
• IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection - Links to online literary criticism. Browse by author, title, or literary period.
• Massachusetts Center for the Book - An organization that promotes reading, literacy, and the Massachusetts Book Awards.
• Omniglot - A "guide to writing systems, with details of many different alphabets, syllabaries, and logographic systems."
• The Online Books Page - A listing of 20,000 free books on the web.
• Online Citation Styles - Instructions for citing online resources according to MLA and other style guides.
• Poets & Writers Online - The online version of this magazine includes abstracts, news, and other information.
• Publisher's Weekly Bestseller Lists
• Representative Poetry Online - Search for poetry by poet, title, first line, and keyword.
• Sherlockian.net - Includes information about the Sherlock Holmes stories and books; also adaptations of the stories. There is research on the author and the detective character.
• SparkNotes.com! - A literary study guide written by over 100 Harvard students and graduates. Access summaries, themes, characters, discussion questions, and commentaries on the classics.
• What to Read & More - Links to reading resources on the Web.
• Winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature - A list by year (1901-present) including author background and links.