Literature
Litline.com
Litline.com is an online resource for the study of literature.
English Server Fiction Collection
directory of works "of and about" fiction on the internet
Bibliomania
full-text editions of classic works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and a small selection of reference titles
Bartleby Library: Great Books Online
provides access to classics and reference books online
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
The ninth edition of John Bartlett’s classic collection of quotations contains over 9,000 selections from Hesiod and Plutarch, through Chaucer and Thomas à Kempis, up to the contemporary statesmen of the day
Inter-Play: An Online Index to Plays in Collections, Anthologies, and Periodicals
searchable by author and/or title
Outline of American Literature
by Kathryn VanSpanckeren, a Professor of English at the University of Tampa
Internet Public Library: Online Literary Criticism
"The Online Literary Criticism Collection primarily seeks to collect evaluative or explanatory writings about works of literature"
Literary History
guide to literary criticism on the web
Luminarium
guide to English literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Norton Topics Online
Web companion to the Norton Anthology of English Literature
Shakespeare Resource Center
well-organized, informative guide to William Shakespeare, including his life, works, etc.
Cambridge History of English and American Literature
"Compiled over fourteen years, from 1907 to 1921, the Cambridge History contains over 303 chapters and 11,000 pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and political writing."
Voice of the Shuttle: English Literature
annotated guide to online resources in the field of English Literature
Poetry Archives
database of over 3600 full-text classical poems
American Verse Project
Full-text electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920.