The United Kingdom's British Library is the largest library in the world. It's collections include cultural artifacts from around the world on topics such as art, music and literature. Explore virtual reproductions of classic works of...

At this website from The British Library, one can view high quality digitized images of the Gutenberg Bible. Also includes biographical information on Gutenberg as well as notes on how his Bible was made and interesting details about it.

Read an overview of "A Room with a View" by E.M. Forster and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.

Read an overview of an essay by Virginia Woolf titled "A Room of One's Own" and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.

"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is a novel by the Irish modernist writer James Joyce. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.

Read an overview of "A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.

Read a summary of E.R. Braithwaite's impact on 20th Century literature and view additional resources such as related articles and collection items.

Read a summary of Samuel Beckett's impact on 20th Century theater and view additional resources such as related articles and collection items.

Read a summary of J.G. Ballard's impact on 20th Century literature and view additional resources such as related articles and collection items.

Read a summary of W.H. Auden's impact on 20th Century poetry and view additional resources such as related articles, collection items, and teacher resources.

Discover the music, art, and popular culture that shook the world in the 20th century.

Find close readings, critical interpretations, and personal responses to the works of key 20th-century playwrights and practitioners, including Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Shelagh Delaney, and Timberlake Wertenbaker.

Discover how European cities were crucibles for modernist experimentation.

How did rising literacy rates, libraries, and new technologies influence literature and reading habits during the Romantic and Victorian periods? These resources answer this question.

Paterson Joseph describes how his research into Black British history led him to write his first play, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance. In this one-man show, Paterson Joseph inhabits the life of Ignatius Sancho, the 18th-century composer,...

This article introduces Richard Brinsley Sheridan and his famous play "The School for Scandal".

This article explains how Daniel Defoe came to write Robinson Crusoe, and why the novel and its protagonist have fascinated readers for centuries.

From his politics and religious writings to "Paradise Lost", this article traces how the life and work of John Milton were guided by the principle of freedom of thought and how in doing so he challenged fundamental aspects of...

Margaret Cavendish and Katherine Philips both wrote across a range of genres and achieved considerable success in their day. This article explores their different approaches to the difficulties of being a 17th-century female writer.

From the mid 18th century, Africans and people of African descent - many of them former slaves - began to write down their stories. This article describes these writings and assesses their role in the abolition of slavery.

In the 17th century, London was at the center of global trade, with goods and individuals arriving in the capital from all over the world. This article looks at how travel, trade, and empire shaped the works of Daniel Defoe, Alexander...