Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens
A Child's History Of England by Charles Dickens offers the opportunity to learn the history of England as told by one of the finest storytellers of English literature. The book begins with Roman Britannia and proceeds chronologically to...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Histories
From the staging of disability to the influence of Machiavelli, explore the history plays of Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Editions: Women Writers of the English Renaissance
A brief overview of women writers during the English Renaissance. Related links to different writers.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Johnson on the History of the Language
Critical analysis of Johnson's use of literary sources in his dictionary, and his contribution to the development of modern English. Includes extensive notes and bibliography.
British Library
British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks
View a series of extracts from eighteenth-century cookbooks written in English and learn what people in England ate during this period of overseas expansion, urbanization, and early industrialization. Accompanying essays explain various...
British Library
British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks: 1800s Food
View a series of extracts from ninetheen-century cookbooks written in English and learn what people in England ate during this century of change. Accompanying essays explain various aspects of the English diet of the Victorian period,...
British Library
British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks: Medieval Food
View a series of extracts from some of the oldest known cookbooks written in English. Accompanying essays explain various aspects of the medieval English diet, including the differences in food eaten by peasants and by medieval elites at...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: New English Poetry: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry discusses the English renaissance poetry of Henry Howard (1517-1547).
Other
Anglo Saxon Period: Characteristics of Poetry
This concise survey of Anglo-Saxon poetry is part of a larger site in English for Chinese university students.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: The First Black Female Poet?
This article looks at a ballad, 'Bars Fight,' by 18th century African-American writer Lucy Terry. It considers the literary qualities of a ballad, and its historical role in society. It then goes on to consider why a Black slave might...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: John Donne: The History of His Poems
Traces Donne's progress and success as a 17th century poet. Full text excerpt taken from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature."
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Internet Medieval Source Book
The Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies provides excerpted and full-text Medieval documents in English translation and in original languages as well, such as Beowulf and the Song of Roland, the lives of the saints, and so on.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Later National Literature: Pi
This encyclopedia, "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature" provided by Bartleby.com, includes some information in Book III (Later National Literature) about realism as related to the writer Poe. Find this information...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: William Carlos Williams
Part of a series on "Modernism and Experimentation: 1914-1945," this aticle features a biographical note and appraisal and an excerpt from Williams's poem, "Paterson."
Other
Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: The Jesuit Relations
Information about The Jesuit Relations, early documents (seventeenth century) that chronicle the Jesuit missions to New France.
Other
Western Michigan University: Richard Rawlinson Center: Anglo Saxon Studies
Learn more about Anglo Saxon studies and research from the Richard Rawlinson Center. The page provides a wide range of links to different medieval resources.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre History: Restoration Drama
This site from TheatreHistory.com provides great information on restoration drama. Links are given throughout for additional information on related subjects. The article is medium sized in length and discusses everthing from women...
Other
The World of Dante
A multidisciplinary interactive site that explores Dante's Divine Comedy. Find the texts of all three sections presented in both Italian and English. Significant people, places, creatures, deities, structures, images, and music are also...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Washington Irving: Early Years
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature site provides biographical information and analysis of the works and literary contribution of Washington Irving. Use the forward arrows at the bottom of the web page to read a...
BBC
Bbc: Legacy of the Vikings
The author explores the rich legacy the Vikings gave to England. For example, many words in the English language have their roots in Viking language and usage. This can also include use of certain English dialects.
US Department of State
American Life: Discontent and Reform
This article from the US Department of State, "USA History in Brief," reviews the reasons for and results of Progressivism in the early 20th century.
Other
Don Quijote: Spanish Culture
Learn more about Spanish culture including Spanish customs, history, art, literature, society and much more.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Scholars: Noah Webster
From "Cambridge History of English and American Literature," this site examines Noah Webster's contributions to education as a textbook writer. Lists his major textbooks and describes their popularity.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: 8. Association With Shakespeare. Vii. Marlowe and Kyd. V
Marlowe and Kyd's association with Shakespeare.