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General English

My Virtual Desk Reference - Books and Literature on the Net
Great Site by Bob Drudge

Cliff Notes
Everyone knows about Cliff Note study guides...right?

Spark Notes
An on-line study guide like Cliff Notes

NovelGuide
Literary analysis of popular novels…really good

PinkMonkey.com
Another cool site with summaries of novels

BookWolf.com
Another nice study guide site for novels

GradeSaver
Summaries of classic novels

Online Literary Criticism Collection
Critical reviews of many literary works

Glossary of Literary Terms
All kinds of literary terms are defined here

Debate Central
Everything you ever wanted to know about debating

English-Zone.com
A fun site for both teacher and students…try it out

Critical Thinking Web Page
A very interesting site…worth checking out

Speechtips.com
Need to write a speech?…try this site

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Authors

Great Writers and Poets
Wonderful links to biographies and works of writers and poets

Author's Encyclopedia
Want to know information about any author?…try this

Authors on the Web
A wonderful collection of biographical sketches of authors

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Biography Help

Citing Electronic Resources
Bibliography format when citing from the Internet

Citation Styles Online
A very neat looking site with good information on different citation styles

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
Learn how to cite any legal work…Excellent!

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Books On-line

Shakespeare On-line
A really cool Shakespeare resource

Shakespeare Bookshelf
Another one of Bill's sites…all of his works

Shakespeare Resource Center
Nicely done

Absolute Shakespeare
Very comprehensive Shakespeare site

The On-line Books Page
Over 1,500 books on-line

Gutenberg Literature
Many excellent books on-line

The Great Books Homepage
Shame on you if you don't try this one (Malaspina University)

The Internet Public Library
Yup, even more books on-line

Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet

The English Server
Terrific site to find books

Classics on Line
Works by Homer, Aristotle, Plato and others

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Children's Literature

Helping Your Child Learn to Read
Great resource for parents.

On-line Children's Stories
Wonderful site

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Grammar

Jack Lynch's Grammar and Style Notes
Problems with grammar? Check it out

Purdue On-line Writing Lab
Need to know what punctuation to use where? Great site!

Elements of Style by William Strunk
Great grammar site

Darling's Guide to Grammar and Good Writing
Excellent grammar site

On-line English Grammar

Bluebook of Grammar and Punctuation
Worth reviewing

Big Dog's Grammar
On line Grammar from a dog?

Common Proofreading Symbols
Now you will know what your English teacher means when she corrects your papers

Diagramming Sentences
Excellent site for learning how to diagram sentences

Rensselaer Writing Center
Info on writing memos, cover letters, resumes, lab reports…GREAT

Principles of Composition
How to be an expert writer

A Basic Guide to Writing an Essay
Good information on essay writing

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Mythology

Myths and Legends
The super site of myths and legends…do not miss this one

Bulfinch's Mythology
If you are into ancient gods and heroes, you'll need to wear your seat belt for this one

Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World
Very nice site

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Poetry

Columbia University Bartleby Library
Many poems and quotations from famous authors

The Poetry Archives
Find poems written by all kinds of poets

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World Literature

18th Century Literary and Cultural Studies

Labyrinth Library: Middle English

Renaissance Texts

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Vocabulary

WordCentral.Com
An incredibly fun grammar and word site for elementary and middle school students

Readers's Digest Word Power
Test your vocabulary skills

World Wide Words
Meaning of words and phrases...quite interesting

The Puzzle Depot
A nice crossword puzzle site with links to other nice sites

Puzzlemaker
Make your own word puzzles…an incredibly fun site by Discoveryschool.com

Word Play
Great site with many word site links

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Quotations

The Quotations Page
Looking for famous quotes? … give this a try

Quotations Home Page

Quotations Center
Find a quote for special occasions

Famous Quotations Network
Quotes, quotes and more quotes

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