Great Web Sites

• The Literary Web
  A collection of excellent resources for readers of poetry and fiction. (http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~jbh/litweb.html)
• The Internet Public Library Online Guide to Literary Criticism
  A source for literary criticism and biographical information about authors. (http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/ )
  
• Shakespeare Magnetic Poetry
  Create your own verse using the Bard’s words. (http://64.33.13.231/Poetry/index.html)
• Shakespearean Insulter
  Go, ye giddy goose (Henry IV) and hundreds of other Shakespearean insults. (http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/)
• PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
  A good place to begin research into the life and works of  a variety of authors. Includes bibliographic information and links to interesting Internet sites. (http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/TABLE.HTML)
• Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts
  A searchable collection of online texts from English literature, American literature and Western philosophy. (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/alex/)
• A Glossary of Literary Criticism
  Derived from Northrop Frye’s Anatomy of Criticism, this glossary defines a variety of terms commonly used in critical essays. (http://www.sil.org/~radneyr/humanities/litcrit/gloss.htm)
• LitLinks
  Offers author biographies and links on authors in fiction, poetry, drama, essays and critical theory. (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks?)
• Literary Criticism on the Web
  An extensive list of links to resources on the Web, plus writing guides and more. (http://start.at/literarycriticism/)
• Novel Guide
  Excellent site with a listing of common novels taught in grades 7-12. The site has links to full text for some of the novels as well as critical analysis of themes and metaphors, etc. Author biographies are also here. (http://www.novelguide.com/)
• Teen Voices Online
  Web version of the only magazine written by, for, and about teenage and young adult women. (http://www.teenvoices.com/)
• Spark Notes
  Online study guides for literary classics. Like Cliff Notes, but free. (http://www.thespark.com/sparknotes/)
• Online Literary Criticism Collection
  Critical reviews of many literary works. (http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/)
• Debate Central
  Everything you ever wanted to know about debating. (http://debate.uvm.edu/)
• English-Zone.com
  A fun site that contains a humor section, as well as information about grammar, style and writing mechanics. (http://www.english-zone.com/)

Books in Your Libraries

• Links to books & other materials in the libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System.
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