A survey of Geoffrey Chaucer's work, which was much influenced by romance, the dominant mode of secular fictional narrative in his time.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Heroes of Chivalry and Romance by Alfred John Church, a fiction book for children.

Find a description of a medieval poem about courtly love, and view the digital manuscript of the poem.

The full text of the novel A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

The text of the story "The Romancers" by H. H. Munro, a Scottish author of the Edwardian era. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Text of the short story "Romance and Reality" by T.S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

As an introduction to the medieval romances, students compare and contrast the medieval rules of courtly love to the modern "rules" of courtship and romance. Students write a compare/contrast essay after group work and class discussion.

A complete history of quilting including its importance in early American history. Sections describe who made the quilts, how they were made, quilting bees, and much more.

Discusses Sir Guy of Warwick as part of a local history page provided by the BBC. Discusses the plot of the legend as well as its genre of Ancestral Romance.

This site features the author R. D. Blackmore including the full text of four novels including Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor and Mary Anerley.

This commercial site contains information about the sapphire's physical properties and where it can be found. Also discusses the history and romance related to the stone and includes a description of its quality.

This is the biography of Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586); his works included Arcadia, The Defence of Poesy, and Astrophil and Stella.

An introduction of the world of Flamenco from its origins in the 15th century. A good summary of the history of this art form.

Scroll down a bit to find the brief explanations of the history of French and some dialects: Provencal, Creole, and Basque, with links to more information.

Lesson plan takes students through an exploration of the figurative language in "Hamlet."

Examine the historical and economic impact of the Pennsylvania's steel industry. Included in this historical account are video, maps, and pictorial artifacts of this era.

Beyond giving the world dozens of English language masterpieces and inventing countless words (including the word countless), William Shakespeare, ever the overachieving bard, especially had a way with the romantic turn of phrase....

This site provides a long list of literary terms complete with full definitions and examples.

Read the full text of "Uarda", a romance of ancient Egypt, by George Ebers.

Read the comedy/romance novel "The Amateur Gentleman" by Jeffrey Farnol.

Read the full text of the novel "Conjuror's House: A Romance of the Free Forest" by Stewart Edward White which loosely based on the Hudson Bay Trading Company.

A brief biographical sketch, and the full text of three poems, along with a recommendation for a print book are offered here.

This site provides the complete etext for H. G. Wells's story, "The Wheels of Chance; A Bicycling Idyll."

This site provides the complete etext for William Makepeace Thackeray's story, "The Bedford-Row Conspiracy."