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Nagoya University (Japan)

Nagoya University: The Life of Charlotte Bronte

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the full text of Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bronte. Very detailed, includes a portrait.
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Nagoya University (Japan)

Nagoya University: Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre (1846)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the full text of Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre," including prefaces to the second and third editions.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web has content that provides a detailed biography and list of works; cultural, economic, social and political contexts; and essays addressing literary themes, imagery, characterization and more in the work...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: An Overview of Emily Bronte

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a chronology of Bronte's life, links to information about her and her sisters, and includes cultural contexts and discussions of the themes and techniques used in her work.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: The Writings of John Ruskin

For Students 9th - 10th
This Victorian website provides a look into the writings of John Ruskin. Contains the text and literary criticisms of his works.
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Unit Plan
Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: William Makepeace Thackeray

For Students 9th - 10th
From a detailed biography, list of works, and political and social history to essays about imagery, setting, themes, and more, this site provides a variety of excellent resources related to the author Vanity Fair, William Makepeace...
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: George Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource about Victorian author George Eliot provides a detailed biography, bibliography as well as essays about themes, characterization, narrative and more.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: George Meredith

For Students 9th - 10th
From a detailed biography, list of works, and political history to essays about themes, setting, and characterization, this site offers an excellent variety of resources related to Victorian author George Meredith.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Anthony Trollope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web features a detailed biography, social and political history, and list of works to information about setting, characterization, themes, and imagery. This site provides a variety of excellent resources on...
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Other

A Complete Collection of Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Alphabetical listing of the complete Robert Louis Stevenson poems.
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Penn: Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (Etext)

For Students 9th - 10th
The whole novel, including illustrations, is reproduced at this site hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. An interesting feature is the brief explanation of the provenance of the work, as well as the inclusion of Anne Bronte's...
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Emily Jane Bronte (1818 1848)

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of the poetry of writer Emily Bronte, with a synopsis of her collection of works.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania website features the full text of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." A summary note about Stevenson's novel of the nature of good and evil is included.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Lewis Carroll Scrapbook Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Digitized original scrapbook that was kept by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and contains approximately 130 items, including newspaper clippings, photographs, and a limited number of manuscript materials, collected between 1855-72.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Childhood Through the Looking Glass

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The objective of this site is to explore the visition of childhood through Lewis Caroll's eyes. This site features learning objectives and lesson plans. Don't miss out.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to biographical information and essays related to Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) and her novel "Jane Eyre," including information about social and political history, characterization, themes, genre, setting, imagery, and more.
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World Wide School

World Wide School: "Edinburgh Picturesque" by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter-by-chapter complete text for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Edinburgh Picturesque".
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Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto Libraries: Anthony Trollope Life and Works

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical and critical note on the life and novels of Anthony Trollope (1815-1882). Full text links to selected works requires University of Toronto student PIN.
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University of Virginia

The University of Virginia: Charles Dickens: David Copperfield

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Virginia offers a complete online text of "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens (1812-1870 CE).
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
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Other

Magnanimity of Wuthering Heights

For Students 9th - 10th
Author Joyce Carol Oates examines the theme of inevitability in "Wuthering Heights," the life of the Bronte sisters, and how it affected their art.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Alice Liddell

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a photograph of the real-life Alice in "Alice in Wonderland."
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: William Makepeace Thackeray

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographial note on William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), English journalist, novelist. Includes disucssion of his famous novel, VANITY FAIR (1847-48), a tale of two middle-class London families.