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1. 4Literature - Read any one of thousands of classic books free at this site. The archives include the works of Shakespeare, religious and historical documents, children's fairy tales, Greek and Roman classics, and books by famous American authors of the 19th century.
2. A Short History of the World - by H.G. Wells, 1922 - "Wellsâs two-volume Outline of History published in 1920 was the first general history constructed on an evolutionary, sociological, and anthropological basis. It was immensely popular and set the basis for this Short History, which Wells created 'to meet the needs of the busy general reader, too driven to study the maps and time charts of that Outline in detail, who wishes to refresh and repair his faded or fragmentary conceptions of the great adventure of mankind.' "
3. ALEX - A Catalogue of over 1800 Electronic Texts on the Internet
4. Absolute Shakespeare - Online resource for William Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre. Also includes study guides, quiz and a timeline.
5. Academy of American Poets, The
6. Alibris - source for used, rare, and hard-to-find books
7. AllReaders.com - Search by any combination of over 2,000 literary criteria to find precisely the kind of book you're looking for.
8. American Hypertexts - online texts of American literature: Crevecoeur, de Tocqueville, Henry Adams, Mark Twain and more.
9. American Writers - On this companion web site for a C-SPAN special series, this site offers an in-depth look at 45 American writers who helped shape a nation, featuring biographical and historical background information for each featured author.
10. AntiStudy.com - A search engine that searches for free cliff notes online from all the major book notes sites such as Sparknotes and Pinkmonkey. The site makes it easy to find study guides on over 500 novels, plays, and poems.
11. Arts & Letters Daily - This site delivers updated report of news and reviews in the field of Arts and Letters - the latest trends, breakthroughs, disputes, and gossip. Featured sections include announcements of new books and articles of note and essays and opinions from many online publications.
12. The Association of Literary Scholars and Critics
13. W. H. Auden Society - "The W. H. Auden Society commemorates the life and work of one of the greatest poets in the English language."
14. BBC Bookcase - Site provides literary news, features, and games along with an animated history of books guided Shakespeare.
15. Banned Books On-line
16. Banned Books - Yahoo!
17. Bartleby.com: Great Books Online - Excellent literature, reference, and verse resources.
18. Bartlett, John - Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.
19. Beasts of Tarzan, The - by Edgar Rice Burroughs
20. Best Book Buys - site compares prices at 28 independent and chain online bookstores. Your search will show whether a book is in stock or back-ordered, how soon it will be shipped, and the approximate shipping cost.
21. Bibliofind - the largest booksearch site with over 20 million old books, used books, rare books, out of print books, antiquarian books, offered by over 1000 booksellers around the world.
22. Bibliophile.net - "The web site for everyone interested in reading, buying and selling books."
23. Books AtoZ
24. Book Lovers: Fine Books and Literature
25. Bookreporter.com - explore the latest book reviews while interacting with other involved literary experts and popular authors from around the world.
26. Book Terms & Glossary
27. Books In Depth - site consolidates in one place not only links to book reviews in newspapers, but also to excerpting sources, interviews features, and sources for rare and hard-to-find books.
28. BookWire Reading Room - "Tremendous Resources!"
29. Bookwolf - Site offers free book notes, homework help and message boards for high school and college students.
30. Richard Brautigan
31. British Library
32. Bronte, Emily - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
33. Burroughs, Edgar Rice - Literary Works,Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
34. Cambridge History of English and American Literature - All eighteen volumes of this distinguished scholarly encyclopedia are now on the Web, thanks to Bartleby.com.
35. Campbell, Joseph Foundation Web Site
36. Carroll, Lewis - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
37. A Celebration of Women Writers - Find links to Dorothy Parker, Toni Morrison, Virginia Woolf and a whole slew of other great authors and their works.
38. Cervantes International Bibliography - An annual bibliography about the life and works of Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616).
39. Chapman, George, trans. The Odysseys of Homer
40. Chapter One - peruse the first chapters of select new fiction and non-fiction compliments of The Washington Post
41. Children's Literature Web Guide, The
42. ChooseBooks - new, used, out-of-print and rare books marketplace.
43. ClassicBookshelf.com - "We offer free electronic classic books in a new Java format which makes them far easier to read on a computer screen than any other electronic book existing today."
44. Classic Reader - At this site you can read, search, and annotate great works of literature by authors such as Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and many others. The collection currently contains 651 books and 906 short stories by 196 authors. New works are added to the collection on a regular basis, many at the suggestion of readers.
45. ClassicsNotes - site provides free literature summaries and analysis.
46. Classic Reader - At this site you can read, search, and annotate great works of literature by authors such as Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and many others. The collection currently contains 743 books and 1041 short stories by 211 authors.
47. Classics Subject Guide
48. Classics Unveiled - "The ultimate source in Classical studies with information on Greek Mythology, Roman History, Roman Life and Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives."
49. Cliffs Notes
50. Contemporary Poetry Review
51. Cyber Seuss

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1. Darwin, Charles - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
2. Descartes - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
3. Diary of Samuel Pepys - This site is a presentation of the diaries of Samuel Pepys, the renowned 17th century diarist who lived in London, England. A new entry written by Pepys will be published each day; 1 January 1660 was published on 1 January 2003.
4. Dickens, Charles - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
5. Dickinson, Emily - Poems
6. Doyle, Arthur Conan - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
7. Dr. Jekyll ad Mr. Hyde
8. Dracula - by Bram Stoker
9. Electronic Beowulf
10. English Electronic Texts Resources
11. Ever the Twain Shall Meet
12. Fascinating Facts About the Library of Congress - The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 18 million books, 2.5 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.5 million maps, and 54 million manuscripts. Other facts and information available at the site provided by the Library of Congress.
13. Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury - William Faulkner's fourth novel, first published on October 7, 1929, is a difficult work that has posed many problems for both readers and teachers. This hypertext of the novel and related materials is designed as a unique means of exploring the text of the novel, and of augmenting its study, for all levels of readers.
14. William Faulkner on the Web
15. F. Scott Fitzgerald Centennial
16. Flatland - The complete Edwin Abbott science fiction fantasy, "Flatland."
17. Fooling with Words - Based on the 1998 PBS poetry special, this site features the works of 21 poets reading and talking about their work. You'll also find links to dozens of other poetry sites.
18. FreeBooknotes.com - Looking for free study guides, book notes, or book summaries online? You've come to the right place. Site lists over 200 books, and has indexed book notes from all the major study guide sites.

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1. Gods of Mars, The
2. Great Authors of 19th Century Literature - "Biographies, works and life of great authors and poets from the 19th century including Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Victor Hugo, and many others "
3. Great Books of Western Civilization
4. Great Expectations - by Charles Dickens
5. Greek World of Mary Renault, The
6. Grey, Zane - 1872-1939 (Zane Greyâs West Society) - This romantic western author is responsible for 57 novels, 10 nonfiction titles, 130 movies, and for creating the "myth of the West." Essays on his importance to cowboy literature, bibliography, filmography, and a biography are included. Also includes his fishing records, the geography of his writing, book and film collectors FAQ, information on the annual convention, links to bookstores that have extensive holdings of his titles, and links to related museums.
7. Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift - formatted version of the complete text of Gulliver's Travels, supported by accompanying materials for study and research
8. HarperAudio - "Heard any Good Books Lately?"
9. The Harvard Classics The Shelf of Fiction - The most comprehensive and well-researched anthology of all time comprises both the 50-volume ã5-foot shelf of booksä and the the 20-volume Shelf of Fiction. Together they cover every major literary figure, philosopher, religion, folklore and historical subject through the twentieth century.
10. Hitchens, Christopher - many samples of the author's work
11. Hungry Mind Review
12. Hyperizons - The Search for Hypertext Fiction
13. Henrik Ibsen - "that you can't, that will surely be forgiven - but never that you won't."
14. Iliad, The - by Homer
15. Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
16. International Standard Book Number (ISBN) - During the nineteenth century there developed in the U.K. and the U.S. pioneering efforts to systemize and cumulate the catalogs of publishers' output, to the benefit of booksellers, wholesalers and librarians." The Standard Book Number is the result of these efforts. Use this site to study this numbering scheme and discover its history.
17. Internet Classics Archive, The. - searchable collection of almost 400 classical Greek and Roman texts (in English translation) with user-provided commentary

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1. Keats, John - Poetical Works
2. Kidsreads.com - "site for children 6-12. Listed as a Yahooligan destination for children, the site's mascot, Booker T. Worm, guides readers through titles that include series books, new titles and author features. Reading lists and reviews are grouped by reader ability."
3. Lady Chatterly's Lover - by D.H. Lawrence
4. Language of the Land: Journeys Into Literary America - site from the Library of Congress, "presents a tapestry of the impressions that endure in our collective imagination of the American land and its culture."
5. Legends - "Exploring the lore surrounding Robin Hood, King Arthur, Pirates & Privateers, and other swashbuckling characters..." Enjoy detailed information on ballads and broadsides, learn about the original tales behind some of Shakespeare's famous plays, or just peruse the broad selection of book reviews.
6. LitLinks - From the Web site by Bedford/St. Martin's: "After reading a great story, poem, play, essay, or critical article, you may want to know more. The Internet provides all kinds of information to aid your research, so we've compiled LitLinks annotated to show you what kinds of information about a work, its author, or period you'll find on each site. LitLinks are organized alphabetically by author within five genres Click on any category and enjoy the ride!"
7. Literary Encyclopedia and Literary Dictionary - The aim of The Literary Encyclopedia and Literary Dictionary is to provide profiles of the lives and works of literary authors whose works are valued in the English language, and to do so within an electronic publication which will enable readers to explore literary history as never before.
8. Literature - WorldWideWeb Virtual Library
9. Literature Post - Welcome to the Literature Post where you can read hundreds of classic books, plays, poems and stories. Our collection currently contains 145 works from 71 authors. New works are being added on a regular basis.
10. Little Women
11. MX Bookfinder - this is the search engine to start with for used, fine, and out-of-print books. It searches Advanced Book Exchange, Amazon, Antiqbook, Bibliocity, Interloc, and Powell's Books at once.
12. MLink: Michigan Electronic Library
13. Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe: An Electronic Edition - Features editions of all of Marlowe's plays, his two known poetic works, his translations of Ovid and Lucan, his short miscellaneous works and others.
14. Melville, Herman - Bartleby, the Scrivener. A Story of Wall-street.
15. Henry Miller Library - located in Big Sur. Online journal, events calendar and forum.
16. Milton, John - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
17. Mississippi Writers Page, The - "site about writers in, from, or otherwise associated with the state of Mississippi," including William Faulkner, Shelby Foote, John Grisham, Eudora Welty, Richard Wright, Tennessee Williams, civil rights activist Medgar Evars, and others.
18. Modern American Poetry - A collection of over 150 poets that "includes excerpts from interesting analyses of poems, biographical information, relevant illustrations (such as book jackets, broadsides, paintings, drawings, comics, and photographs), manuscripts, drafts of poems, bibliographies, historical background, statements on poetics, interviews, mini-essays on important issues pertinent to the poet, book reviews, archival resources, and study questions."
19. Modern English, Bibliography - HTI Univ. of Michigan
20. The Modern Word - Site is a large network of sites developed to explore twentieth century writers who have pushed the envelope of traditional narrative and structure. This includes many writers associated with Modernism, surrealism, "magical realism," and postmodernism.
21. The MU Online Writery

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1. National Book Foundation - sponsor of the National Book Awards.
2. New York Review of Books, The
3. New York Times Books
4. NovelGuide - site provides an educational supplement for better understanding of classic and contemporary literature through Chapter Summaries, Character Profiles, Metaphor Analysis, Theme Analyses, and Author Biographies.
5. One Book List, The
6. Online Books Page
7. Online Literature Library
8. Online Medieval & Classical Library - searchable full-text collection of over thirty literary works from classical and medieval Europe. In addition to the search function, the site can be browsed by author, title, genre, or language.
9. Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250 - 1900
10. Oyster Boy Review
11. PEN America - a consortia of poets, playwrights, essayists, editors and novelists (thus PEN), contains a variety of works, opinions and essays from such noted writers.
12. Page, The - Poetry, essays, language, ideas.
13. Perseus Project Home Page
14. PAL: Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide, this searchable site provides outlines and bibliographies of hundreds of authors, themes, and literary movements in the U.S. from colonial days to the present. There are many appendices, including the elements of poetry, drama, and fiction.
15. PinkMonkey.com - Literature Notes, Literature Classics, Study Guides and Online Textbooks.
16. Plays for the Day - site of playwright Paul Thain
17. Playwrights on the web
18. Poe, Edgar Allan - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
19. Poetry 180 - Welcome to Poetry 180. Poetry can and should be an important part of our daily lives. Poems can inspire and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race. By just spending a few minutes reading a poem each day, new worlds can be revealed.
20. Poetry Market
21. Poetry Publishers Online
22. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - by James Joyce
23. Powell's Books - "The Largest New and Used Bookstore in the World."
24. Project Gutenberg
25. Publishers Lunch - a daily book publishing news and information site.
26. Pulitzer Prize Winners 2001 - Site offers a list of the 2001 Pulitzer winners and their citations, the finalists, links to the works, short biographies, and lists of jurors. Winners from previous years also available.

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1. ReadPrint - This site offers free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.
2. Red Badge of Courage, The
3. Return of Tarzan, The - by Edgar Rice Burroughs
4. Salon.com: Books - Book reviews and much more literature related features from Salon.com.
5. SearcheBooks.com - a search engine that indexes the full text of thousands of online books. Site offers a simple keyword search interface and caches the versions of pages that its robots find, and returns two URLs for each hit, one for the provider's page, and one for the full text of the book.
6. Shakespeare on the Web
7. William Shakespeare - The Complete Works
8. Shelley, Mary - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
9. Shelley, Percy Bysshe - Complete Poetical Works
10. Short Stories - free classic short stories sorted by genre: fiction, nonfiction, children, humor, romance, science, etc. fiction,
11. SimonSays.com - Offers live author events, reader reviews, subject and title-driven forums, and access to and information about 11,000 titles
12. So You Wanna Publish Your Poetry?
13. Spark Notes - Created by Harvard University students and alumni, SparkNotes is a collection of free online study guides to approximately 100 literature classics. Each SparkNote contains sections on context, characters, overall summary, chapter-by-chapter summary and commentary, study questions, and a message board for collaborative learning.
14. The Steinbeck Center
15. Stoker, Bram - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
16. St. John's Univ. Hill Monastic Manuscript Library
17. Strunk, William, Jr - The Elements of Style

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1. Tech Classics Archive, The
2. Teenreads.com - "a site where teens sound off about the books and issues they care about."
3. Tender Buttons - by Gertrude Stein.
4. Thoreau Reader, The - site includes three complete books and four essays by Henry David Thoreau, with a brief introduction, annotated copies of Walden and Civil Disobedience, the Walden Express for students, and links to other Thoreau and Walden sites.
5. Today in Literature - Today in Literature features a new original biographical story each calendar day about the great writers, books, and events in literary history.
6. Treasure Island - by Robert Lewis Stevenson
7. Troutworks Mystery Guide - reviews of hundreds of novels, sorted by author and sub-genre (thriller, private-eye, historical). Each entry includes quick facts, 1- to 5-star ratings, and links to similar works by other authors.
8. Twain, Mark - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
9. Ulysses - by James Joyce
10. Ulysses for Dummies
11. Used Books Search - A used books search engine for secondhand, rare and out of print books. Search, browse and buy online from thousands of bookstores worldwide.
12. Verne, Jules - Literary Works, Courtesy of The Online Literatue Library
13. Virtual Emily

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1. Whitman, Walt - Home Page
2. Whitman, Walt - Leaves of Grass
3. Wilde, Oscar - Poems
4. Wordsworth, William - Complete Poetical Works
5. The World eBook Library - This site has thousands of downloadable ebooks, including classic works of literature, serials, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. You can browse and search by author and title.
6. Writer's Guild of America, The
7. Writers Write