Literature

• Bartleby Library
  Combines classic and contemporary reference works, as well as full-text poetry, fiction, and anthologies, in a comprehensive online library.
• Bedford/St. Martin's LitLinks
  Extensive collection of links to literary criticism and biography, organized by author within five genres: fiction, drama, poetry, essays, and critical theory. Also includes links to information on general literary periods.
• Citing Sources
  Duke University Libraries tutorial on assembling a list of works cited in an academic paper. Covers various citation styles, including APA, Chicago, MLA, and others.
• Classic Reader
  Free searchable collection of full-text classic books. Includes some author biographies and portraits.
• GradeSaver
  Offers over 300 free classic literature study guides, written exclusively by Harvard students.
• Great Literature Online
  Collection of online works by classic authors, including some biographical information and web links for further study.
• Literary Index
  Searchable index to authors and titles covered in major literary products published by Gale. Can be used as a starting point to identify an author's birth and death years, any pseudonyms under which the author has written, a listing of Gale literature products that contain an entry on the author, and a listing of works by the author that are discussed in Gale's literature products.
• Internet Public Library Literary Criticism Collection
  Contains links to critical and biographical websites about selected authors and their works that can be browsed by author, title, nationality, and literary period.
• Project Gutenberg
  Expansive collection of free electronic books, including mostly classic texts.
• Shakespeare Online
  Online library of Shakespeare's plays and poems, as well as plot and character analysis, topical essays, and an extensive biography of the bard.
• Unbound Bible
  Provides searchable full text of multiple editions of the Bible, in English and in other languages.