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University of Toronto (Canada)

Selected Poetry of Susanna Moodie (1803 1885)

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource on the poetry of Susanna Moodie with five examples ("The Dying Hunter to His Dog," "Fancy and the Poet," "My Autograph," "The Sleigh-Bells," and "The Step Mother"), as well as notes on Moodie's life and works.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert Service

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the poetry collection The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert Service. This collection includes 34 poems most about the Yukon Gold Rush and life in the Yukon.
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: A Selection From the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

For Students 9th - 10th
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).
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Old Bachelor: A Comedy by William Congreve

For Students 9th - 10th
Congreve's first play, The Old Bachelor: A Comedy, is available here, formatted for online reading, including its dedication to the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Clifford of Lanesborough, and various other introductory material. There...
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Love for Love: A Comedy by William Congreve

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of William Congreve's play, Love for Love: A Comedy, available in multiple formats.
eBook
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: The Sign of Four

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this etext to read the entire novel at the electronic text center from the University of Virginia.
Website
Other

Reading Questions on "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is part of a course on Contemporary British and American Literature. This particular webpage consists of a series of study questions about Edward Albee's most famous play, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: John Donne

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This online resource focuses on the life and work of John Donne. Includes links to related sources.
eBook
Other

Up Word: The First Book of Urizen

For Students 9th - 10th
A verse-by-verse version of William Blake's (1757-1827 CE) First Book of Urizen is offered here at up Word. A lot of clicking, as each verse is a separate page. Not illustrated.
Website
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full collection of The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. Click on the title of the desired poem or series of poems.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides a detailed site on Romanticism, an artistic and intellectual movement in the late 18th century. This site includes several examples of artwork from the Romantic era.
Article
Other

Dr. Oliver Goldsmith (1728 1774)

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay concerning Goldsmith's life and works.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Browning's "My Last Duchess" and Dramatic Monologue

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Reading Robert Browning's poem "My Last Duchess," students will explore the use of dramatic monologue as a poetic form, where the speaker often reveals far more than intended. The students will later write their own dramatic monologue...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Everything You Need to Know to Read Frankenstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein. [5:02]
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Other

University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Catharine Parr Traill

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts of letters written by Catharine Parr Traill, which she collected and published, along with her journals, in The Backwoods of Canada (1836). In these excerpts, she writes about her arrival in Newfoundland and a journey to Quebec.
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Other

Sullivanet: Redwall Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
A compendium of information on the Redwall fantasy books by Brian Jacques compiled and maintained by a Liverpool reader, Katie Sullivan, a.k.a. Snowfur.
Primary
Other

Images Australia: The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has the entire text version of the poem "The Highwayman," by author Alfred Noyes (1880-1958 CE). The site also has links to photos, music, and poetry related to Australia.
Website
Emory University

Emory University: Lost Poets of the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
This marvelous site offers a chronology of WWI, an assessment of its cost to society, and links to such poets as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Has a plethora of information on the war.
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Emory University

Emory University: Wilfred Owen (1893 1918)

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Milton's "L'allegro"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Full text of Milton's poem from "The Oxford Book of English Verse."
Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Harold Pinter

For Students 9th - 10th
Substantial biographical essay with some analysis of Pinter's style and technique. Includes quotes from other sources and examples of Pinter's work.
eBook
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Lexis Complexes: Restless Wrestling: Johnson's Rasselas

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of Rasselas and how Johnson's personal experiences shaped the book.
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Incognita

For Students 9th - 10th
Congreve's novel uses dramatic techniques borrowed from theatre to tell its story. The full length book is offered here in multiple formats.

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