Links to Literary Sites
Voice of the Shuttle
A kind of online bibliography of English links
Dr. Campbell's links
A GREAT site to start with -- a culling of the sites on the Voice of the Shuttle.
19th Century American Writers
Including Irving, Cooper, Bryant, and the usual suspects
The 19th Century American Women Writers Web
Some resources/commentary and links to e-texts. Click on 19WWW for a great list of e-texts.
American Transcendentalism
Good bibliographic site on American Transcendentalism. Has a few online documents, and a few commentaries, quotes and chronologies as well.
Transcendental links
Emerson et al. Detailed site
Emerson
In-depth Emerson site -- many links and much general information
American Studies Web
A clearinghouse for information on American Studies
Victorian literature sites
While the focus here is on British authors, the lack of copyright meant that foreign writers were often more widely read than native writers.
Victorian Web
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Online Texts
Project Gutenberg
Tons o' online books, including all of the readings for this course.
Making of America
This is a full text and searchable archive of assorted and sundry 19th primary sources. Everything from volumes of Appleton's Monthly Magazine to travel books can be found. A must see for Americanists
Schomberg's digital library
Searchable rare African-American texts
African-American historic texts
The American Colonist's
Library: A Treasury of Primary Documents
Colonial American Documents
The Internet Public Library
Good warehouse of sites -- they actually seem to have decided which sites are worth taking a look at.
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Various and Sundry
Grammar Safari
How to "hunt" for grammar in prose
Shakespearean Insults
Build your own on Shakespearean insults
"Huh?"
Language foul-ups of the "dress shirts for men with 16 necks" variety
Writing Tools From Harvard's Writing Center
It is what it says.
Rogets Thesaurus
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