Literature: Whichbook?
Search for books by genre or type. Each book has a reader comment, sometimes an extract, and the option to search for similar titles.
[http://www.whichbook.net/]
Literature: BBC Authors
A- Z list of authors who have been featured in BBC Education Web pages. All the entries have abrief biography, audio clip to download, or links to relevant articles.
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/]
Literature: Virtual Seminars
Freely available tutorials, based at Oxford University, about British 1st World War poetry, together with archive material about the war.
[http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/]
Literature: 'Novelguide.com'
Literary analysis on English Literature titles. The aim of the site is to provide better understanding of contemporary literature through chapter summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analysis and author biographies. GCSE students take note.
[http://www.novelguide.com/]
Literature: SparkNotes Literature
A fabulous English Literature resource providing study notes on many exam texts. They are written by Harvard students and teachers and it is well worth looking to see if the novels or plays you are studying are here.
[http://www.sparknotes.com/]
Literature: The English Anthology for 2000/2001
Are you taking AQA/NEAB English and English Literature? The English Anthology supports your work on a collection of poetry and prose. Selected work of Carol Ann Duffy, Tom Leonard, John Agard Fiona Farrell, Imtiaz Dharker, and more are featured.
[http://www.shunsley.eril.net/]
Literature: Literary Analysis
The aim of the site is to provide better understanding of contemporary literature through chapter summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analysis and author biographies. GCSE students take note.
[http://www.novelguide.com/]
Literature: Aesop's Fables
Adapted by Snaith Primary School to make them easy for children to understand, these illustrated pages are well worth a visit.
[http://home.freeuk.com/]
Literature: Thomas Hardy
Studying the Mayor of Casterbridge or other novels by Thomas Hardy? Sadly you can no longer 'Ask an Expert' about his works, but you can browse through an archive of answers already given to users of the site.
[http://www.talkingto.co.uk/]
Literature: Jane Austen
Studying a Jane Austen novel? Here is a chance to browse through archived answers to questions about her life and works. Sadly the 'Ask an Expert' option has lapsed, but it is definitely still worth a visit.
[http://www.talkingto.co.uk/]
Literature: Jane Austen
Biography of Jane Austen, background and synopses of her novels. Annotated texts to help with characterisation and also a search string facility.
[http://www.pemberley.com/]
Literature: Virginia Woolf
Bookmark this site if you are studying the life and works of Virginia Woolf. Browse through an archive of answers to questions submitted by users of the site. Sadly the 'Ask an Expert' option is no longer available, but it is still recommended.
[http://www.talkingto.co.uk/]
Literature: Harry Potter
Studying Harry Potter books? Click on the books and find the discussion guides for teachers which feature plot, theme, conflict, setting and characterisation.
[http://www.scholastic.com/]
Literature: Treasure Island
Explore how the Internet and books can complement each other. Go on a virtual walk round Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Information on the author, characters, and tropical islands. Submit user contributions about the book.
[http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/]
Literature: Great Writers
Collection of home pages of specific writers and poets. Helpful if you want to study your favourite author.
[http://www.xs4all.nl/]
