Did you know that Currer Bell and Ellis Bell were the pseudonyms for Charlotte and Emily Bronte? Did you know that during the 1800s women’s emotional opinions were not seen as something meant for publication? Introduce Jane Eyre...

A thorough and well-designed resource for older students, this lesson focuses on Chaucer's character the Wife of Bath from his classic novel, The Canterbury Tales. As a way of understanding Chaucer's complex characterization and...

First drafted in the year 996, The Pillow Book contains reflections of those met by a lady-in-waiting in the Japanese court. A brief summary, historical context, and discussion questions are provided on the first two pages. Then, two...

Twelfth graders write a research paper on British history. They are assigned a particular decade in British history and conduct research covering several indicated topics. They reference and cite multiple resources in their research.

Charles Darwin's famous journey is chronicled here in this online book. Read it just as it was published in 1845.

This uncompleted novel by Charles Dickens is reproduced here in its 1912 edition. The thorough transcription indicates the revisions that both Dickens and his executor made. Be sure to read the message about copyright and permissions.

This is the complete text of the British novel Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens.

This is the full text of the novel The First Men In The Moon by H.G. Wells, a scientific romance originally serialized in The Strand Magazine from December 1900 to August 1901 and published in hardcover in 1901.

The period between 1660 and 1785 was a time of amazing expansion, when Britain became an empire and its society and literature had to adapt to circumstances for which there was no precedent. The topics in this Restoration and Eighteenth...

This resource discusses four controversies that concerned the Victorians: evolution, industrialism, what the Victorians called "The Woman Question," and Great Britain's identity as an imperial power. Includes multiple-choice quiz and...

The major Romantic poets cannot be understood, historically, without an awareness of the extent to which their distinctive concepts, plots, forms, and imagery were shaped first by the promise, then by the tragedy, of the French...

Chapter-by-chapter complete text for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Edinburgh Picturesque".

This site gives you a biography of Brian Jacques as well as an interview with him about his writing.

This John Milton resource provides links to lesson plans, full-texts of Paradise Lost and other poems, teaching ideas, and biographical information.

Explore the world of Alexander Pope through the links found in this informative resource. This site provides links to biographical information and lesson plans for "The Rape of Lock."

Find out more about the life and work of Jonathan Swift when you explore this site. This resource provides links to lesson plans and other activities for some of his books.

Have you ever studied Lord Tennyson's work? This site features information on the life and work of this famous Victorian writer.

Delve into the world of William Wordsworth's work. This site provides links to biographical information on the author and lesson plans and activities for a few of his works.

What do you know about Lord Alfred Tennyson? Explore this site featuring a brief but informative summary of his life and work.

Students and teachers will benefit from these examples of quotes from Lord Alfred Tennyson. This site offers only a handful of examples. Don't miss out.

This is the complete text of the novel Dialstone Lane by W.W. Jacobs

This is the complete text of the novel The Duel by Joseph Conrad.

Delve into the world of 17th century British literature to find out what makes this period in history so unique. This overview gives a comprehensive look at the work of the era.

Explore the world of Twentieth Century British literature through this informative site. Find out how and why Georgian and Modernism movements developed. Includes a quiz.