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Selected Literature Websites
Book Reviews
Bookreporter
 bookreporter.com
Provides reviews, but also features biographies and bibliographies of writers. Offers readers opportunities to interact via “Word of Mouth”, reader-recommended books as well as surveys of readers’ opinions on book-related questions.
Book Spot
bookspot.com
Includes links to bestseller lists, book awards, book reviews, reading lists ands sites focusing on specific genres.
New York Times
nytimes.com
One of the most respected sources for information on recently published books.
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General
Critical Reading: A Guide
brocku.ca
A guide to help students know what to look for in analyzing literature, particularly poetry & fiction.
Key Sites on American Literature
igmlnet.uohyd.ernet.in:8000
Extensive list of links to authoritative sites on virtually all aspects of American literature.
Full-text Literary & Critical Works
bartleby.com
Offers major texts such as Harvard Classics, Oxford Book of English Verse, Cambridge History of English and American Literature and much more.
The Literary Encyclopedia
litencyc.com
An authoritative reference work written by named scholars on over 2500 writers and topics from the ancients to the modern. Continental writers included.
Literary Resources on the Net
andromeda.rutgers.edu
Comprehensive collection of literary web sites. Includes classical, Biblical, Renaissance, Victorian, Women’s sites, to name just a few.
The Victorian Web
victorianweb.org
Award-winning comprehensive site on the Victorian era. Includes political and social history, authors, “gender matters”, and more.
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Grammar and Writing Style
Citation Guides for Electronic Documents
ifla.org
A comprehensive bibliography of web based style guides and other resources addressing citation formats for electronic materials.
Citation Styles
bedfordstmartins.com
Explains and provides examples for citing electronic sources for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE bibliographic styles.
Local Interest
Literary St. Louis
umsl.edu
Provides literary histories of St. Louis, St. Louis author’s list, St. Louis literary reviews, researching St. Louis authors.
Missouri Center for the Book
books.missouri.orgThe “everything literary in Missouri” website. Provides lists of libraries, literary organizations, publishers, journals and authors.
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Selecting and Purchasing Books
Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America
abaa.org
The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association offers information on book collecting, help in locating rare books, catalogues of used and rare books, information about books fairs, lists of dealers, and many useful book-related links.
Your Old Books
rbms.info
Answers common questions about the value of books, how to find an appraiser, how to get a fair price from a dealer.
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Shakespeare
Electronic Shakespeare Resources For Researchers
wfu.edu
Intended as a guide to Shakespeare on the web. Numerous links to biographical, critical and full text resources, among other things.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
shakespeare.palomar.edu
Includes works, study guides, quotations, bibliographies, timelines, biography, and criticism.
Shakespeare Study Guide
cummingsstudyguides.net
Recommended by the BBC, a comprehensive guide with play summaries, analyses of sonnets, information on the Globe etc.
Women and Minorities
A Celebration of Women Writers
digital.library.upenn.edu
Responding to the paucity of resources about women writers, attempts to provide easy access to available on-line information. Provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers and complete published books written by women.
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Literatures
vos.ucsb.edu
Covers African-American, Asian-American, Chicano/Latino, Jewish and Native-American writers.
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