What do Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" and the Book of Genesis have in common? Both are complex texts that model how authors can approach the same concept—betrayal—in very different ways.

A resource from Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf. Provides a short biography of Geoffrey Chaucer and links to pages describing some of his best-known writings.

This site shares a digital version (212 pp. PDF) of the Great English Vortex.

This is the complete text of the novel Demos: A Story of English Socialism by George Gissing.

Excerpt from Moliere's "Don Juan" translated into English. Includes a video from a stage production and notes about the adaptation. [6:41]

Find out more about eighteenth-century literature through this comprehensive chronology. This site is set up to take you from 1660 through to 1800.

This site provides information about characters, plot, and setting of several different pieces of literature. It offers links to activities and tests on topic such as analysis and evaluation, creation and production, drama, novels, and...

Provides biographical information and lesson plans for Cynthia Rylant, with her book "Missing May" highlighted.

This site features several links to lesson plans and activities for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst.

An extensive collection of ideas to use when planning a unit on Colonial America. The plan includes detailed lessons, a broad list of resources,and more.

Examples of honors student questions about themes and characters in "The Odyssey." The way you might respond to them can be used in creating your lesson plan.

This site features a complete project guide for George Orwell's book "Animal Farm."

The main objective is for students to be able to interpret a chosen character from the novel Animal Farm. Students will then have an opportunity to represent that character in original symbolic form and present it orally to the class.

This site has a list of quotes from Samuel Butler, compiled by John Bartlett.

Full text of Pushkin's short story, "The Shot," translated into English. Includes a link to Gaslight etext page.

This is the complete text of the novel Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Charles Reade

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is "Concealed Art," a piece from the 1900's. This story was written by the English humorist author named P.G. Wodehouse, the writer whose full name was Sir...

This site has the complete text of James Joyce's short story, "The Dead."

Besides the usual critical introduction, biographical information and discussion question; this reading guide includes an interview with the author.

The author talks about the main character, Vera, in this interview exceprt. The reading guide also includes a critical introduction and discussion questions.

This site offers only a brief biography and a photo of Owen. What makes the site worthwhile is the number of full texts of Owen's poetry (e.g., "Strange Meeting" and "Futility")and an audio excerpt of a letter that Owen wrote to a friend.

The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.