A critical look at Mary Shelly's "The Last Man" and the idea (widely used in writing of that time) of the last man on earth.

This site provides a biography of English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It contains quotes from some of his most famous works.

This essay discusses the cultural influence of the Methodist movement. The author theorizes that this factor may have had more impact on England's literary ideas than that of enhancing or neutralizing the revolutionary fervor of the...

This resource provides a brief chronology of the American short story divided into periods and providing important authors of the period and their works.

Read the full text of the romantic story "The Amazing Interlude" by Mary Roberts Rinehart about a young woman who serves in the Red Cross in Belgium during WWI.

Read sonnets by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "Work without hope," and "One a Discovery Made Too Late." Page links to an introductory essay.

The texts of two of William Blake's poems, "Piping Down the Valleys Wild," and "Laughing Song." The texts can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each poem has downloadable support material which focuses on...

This site provides links to the complete text of 51 of Charles Dickens' works!!

This is a brief biography of seventeenth century minister and missionary Jonathan Edwards who documented his sermons. Click on "Jonathan Edwards Activities" for more resources.

This is a class talk by Matthew Griffiths to his students on the topic of English court poets and Petrachism focusing on poets Wyatt, Sidney, and Spenser and their works. Topics include themes of courtly and platonic love, the role of...

This resource provides a brief biography of Noah Webster (1758-1843 CE) and a quotation from Webster on how the preservation of property was one of the chief ends of good government.

A brief examination of Edgar Allan Poe and his work, "The Fall of the House of Usher."

A brief summary of "The Last of the Mohicans," by James Fenimore Cooper. Also includes an on-line text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.

In the suburbs of Chicago, two teens named Will Grayson - one gay, one straight - have lived their lives completely unaware of the other's existence. But that changes one fateful night when their worlds collide. Their lives begin to...

An analysis of Samuel Coleridge's ideas on nature as is evident in his writings. Includes examples of his poetry.

Plain text of "The Mortal Immortal" by Mary Shelley.

This resource provides an evaluation about Shelley's relationship to the natural world, as is evident in his writing, is offered here along with other links to information about the poet

Links to 13 poems written by Percy Shelley are offered at this site. It also has links to other 17th and 18th century writers.

This site provides links to five of Browning's most famous works including "Aurora Leigh," "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point," "Selected Poems," "Sonnets From the Portuguese," and "Translations from the Greek Christian Poets."

Text of the book of poems, "Lyrical Ballads" presented in a straightforward way, easily navigated.

Text of the works of Sir Walter Scott.

Full text of 40 annotated poems by William Blake.

This University of Toronto site contains links to 16 of Sir Walter Scotts poems and provides some biographical information.

Annotated full text of Peacock's story "The Round Table; or King Arthur's Feast."