English & Literature

Established in 1995, the Encyclopedia Mythica is dedicated to become the single largest resource on mythology and folklore on the internet.

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Select from a list of 441 works of classical literature by 59 different authors. Mainly Greco-Roman works (some Chinese and Persian), all in English translation.

(Fordham University) A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.

(University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center) A full translation of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

(Tufts University) Our mission is to help make the full record for humanity accessible to everyone. Our work focuses upon the most widespread classical languages of the Mediterranean: Greek, Latin, and Arabic.

(Pittsburg State University) A brief bibliography of some of the most consequential works of British literature written before 1789.

(University System of Georgia) Featuring over 50 authors and full texts of their works, this anthology follows the shift of monarchic to parliamentarian rule in Britain, and the heroic epic to the more egalitarian novel as genre. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

(University System of Georgia) Featuring 37 authors and full texts of their works, the selections in this open anthology represent the literature developed within and developing through their respective eras. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

(British Library) Explore the works of Shakespeare and Renaissance writers in relation to the social, political and cultural context in which they were written, and investigate the ways in which these works have been interpreted over the last four centuries.

(L'Anthologie Louisianaise) Various excerpts from Paradise Lost

(University of Michigan) The project assembled an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920.

(University of Texas at Austin Harry Ransom Center) This collection incorporates images of all of Poe's manuscripts and letters (some with transcriptions by the Poe Society) with a selection of related archival materials, sheet music based on his poems, and portraits.

(University of North Carolina) Includes a wide range of literary works of the American South published before 1924.

(University of Pennsylvania) The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all.

(Emory University) Two eighteenth-century copybooks from Boston, Massachusetts belonging to poet Phillis Wheatley containing unattributed and attributed verse.

(Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table - ALA) The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.

(Young Adult Library Services Association) The Michael L. Printz Award honors the best book written for teens, based on its literary merit. In addition, the Printz Committee names up to four honor books, which also represent the best writing in young adult literature.

(National Book Foundation) Discover the current winner, finalists, long list, judges, media, and previous award winners on this website.

(Association for Library Service to Children) The Newbery, Caldecott, Legacy Banquet is held with the ALA Annual Meeting. At this event winning authors and illustrators are honored and make an acceptance speech for their titles. Use the links on this page to listen to the winning speeches from past winners.

(Association for Library Service to Children) This award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.