Find out more about eighteenth-century literature through this comprehensive chronology. This site is set up to take you from 1660 through to 1800.

Resource provides the text of Thomas Hardy's Return of the Native.

Text of the short story "The Letter and the Lie" by British author Arnold Bennett. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

This site features a complete project guide for George Orwell's book "Animal Farm."

Read the entire play of "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare in a large font, easy to read format. With links to other Shakespearean plays.

This site has a list of quotes from Samuel Butler, compiled by John Bartlett.

The whole text of the famous novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, taken from the second edition, formatted for online reading.

Thia is the complete text of the novel Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad.

This site gives you a biography of Brian Jacques as well as an interview with him about his writing.

This is the complete text of the novel Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley.

This is the complete text of the novel Demos: A Story of English Socialism by George Gissing.

This is the complete text of the short story "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" by Katherine Mansfield.

This is the complete text of the novel "Moon and Sixpence" by William Somerset Maugham.

Text of the short story "The Match-Maker" by H. H. Munro. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Text of the short story "Reginald on the Academy" by H. H. Munro. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Read the short story "Catching the Train" by Arnold Bennett about a man who absolutely must catch a train, but all events seem to be stopping him.

Resource provides the e-text of the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick (1591-1674) published in the 19th century with an introduction by the editor Francis Turner Palgrave (1824-1897).

The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.

This still current play, An Ideal Husband , is still relevant today. Read about the fascinating plot, setting and characters in this comprehensive site.

This site offers only a brief biography and a photo of Owen. What makes the site worthwhile is the number of full texts of Owen's poetry (e.g., "Strange Meeting" and "Futility")and an audio excerpt of a letter that Owen wrote to a friend.