The Digital Library provides links to the texts of a dozen of works by Charles Darwing including "On the Origins of Species."

Part of the Herrick section of the Luminarium site, this is a concise biography with links to more information.

This Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) portal gives access to biographical information about this Victorian social and polticial historian's life and work, such as his importan history of the French Revolution.

While in the trenches during WWI, soldiers began to produce their own magazines. The best known of these was the Wipers Times, later renamed the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) Times. It was printed on a printing press salvaged from...

Though teachers might use this student-centered, technology-based, one or two-day research project to introduce any author, English 12 teachers may wish to use the lesson to jump-start a unit on British literature from the Romantic...

Welcome to Britain, home to one of the biggest empires in history and a rich artistic heritage. We'll start in the 16th through the 18th centuries, years that saw the establishment of Britain and British art as we know it. As you travel...

This site has the entire text version of the poem "The Highwayman," by author Alfred Noyes (1880-1958 CE). The site also has links to photos, music, and poetry related to Australia.

Full text of John Milton's Sonnet, "To Mr. Lawrence." Includes footnotes.

Full text of Milton's poem from "The Oxford Book of English Verse."

Text of a poem Milton wrote about his rapidly worsening visual impairment.

This is the official Website of the Auden Society. The Society's stated goal is to commemorate "the life and work of one of the greatest poets in the English language." This site offers links to Auden's poetry, some sound recordings, and...

Sam Slote uncovers the allure of the epic tome, James Joyce's "Ulysses."

A seminar focusing on Andrew Marvell (1621-1678), comparing his poem 'Bermudas' with contemporary maps of the Bermuda Islands.

The Luminarium site provides biographical information, as well as links to Herbert's writing, and to essays about his works. Excellent site.

This online resource focuses on the life and work of John Donne. Includes links to related sources.

A verse-by-verse version of William Blake's (1757-1827 CE) First Book of Urizen is offered here at up Word. A lot of clicking, as each verse is a separate page. Not illustrated.

Teachit.co.uk is a free online resource for English teachers. Content includes classroom materials, schemes of work, lesson plans, and teaching tools. Look at the Top 5s, the English Teaching Online, the Teachit Trails, and the Tweakits....

Provides lots of information about the Victorian Age poet Matthew Arnold (1822-1888 CE). A biography of the poet, links to some of his poems, and links to other authors and key figures of the time period are provided here on the site.

Taken from Milton's second publication of his epic poem. These short summaries were included to help illuminate the meaning of the original text. Site by New Arts Library.

The New Arts Library offers a very extensive outline featuring all major incidents in the play. Includes references to the poem.

This site provides links to the full texts of Rudyard Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads, which features such poems as "Gunga Din."

As part of The Movement, Phillip Arthur Larkin was one of the poets who "addressed everyday British life in a plain, straightforward language." This is a short biography with a few quotes from his work and a selected bibliography.

The full text of the poem, along with a brief opening note is offered at this site.

This site contains a wealth of information on W. H. Auden's famous poem Musee des Beaux Arts. Read about the major themes and refer to the interesting study questions.