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English Subject Guide

Subject Guide: English

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Databases
 
 
Selected Web Resources
 
Modern Language Association This professional association’s web site provides job and career resources, membership and conference information, and other related resources including surveys and reports.
 
Project Gutenberg  - A library of 17,000 free ebooks including many classic works of literature.

Luminarium: An Anthology of English Literature - An online database of English Literature, from the medieval period through the nineteenth century as well as additional resources on topics such as contemporary woman writers, Irish literature, mythology, folklore and drama. Materials include text of works, biographies, scholarly studies, and relevant links.
 
Literary Resources on the Net – Extensive index of resources maintained by Jack Lynch of Rutgers University.

Voice of the Shuttle
– VoS serves as a guide to internet resources for research in the Humanities. Includes extensive guides categorized by subject.
 
A Celebration of Women Writers - Provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers and complete published books written by women.
 
Bartleby - Internet publisher who provides free access to books and information on the web. Browse publications by fiction, nonfiction, reference, or verse as well as by subject, author, or title.
 
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab – Extensive resources from Purdue University for writing, teaching writing, research, grammar, style guides, and professional writing.