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Leaving Home: e.m. Forster and the Pursuit of Higher Values
This in-depth, insightful article from "Western Buddist Review" examines the theme of leaving home as it relates to several of Forster's works (e.g., "The Road to Colonus," "The Machine Stops," and "Howards End.")
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Johnson on the History of the Language
Critical analysis of Johnson's use of literary sources in his dictionary, and his contribution to the development of modern English. Includes extensive notes and bibliography.
Science Museum, London
Making the Modern World: War, Literature, and Technology
This is a content-rich interactive site which guides you through the literature of war. Access the history of war literature to take you to a timeline, study authors' writings about war, learn about metaphorical language, and put into...
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: The Dictionary of the English Language
Brief introductory essay on the history of Samuel Johnson's dictionary. Includes information on the time frame of the work and the significance of the dictionary in the development of modern versions. Criticism is cited.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Modern Samson" by Robert Barr
Text of the short story "A Modern Samson" by Robert Barr, a Scottish author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
University of Maryland
Teaching Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
This is a terrific resource for teachers of British Literature, which includes instructions for using FrankenMoo yourself and/or with students.
Savvas Learning
Penguin: Reading Guide: A Room With a View [Pdf]
This reading guide provides a critical introduction, background biographical information, and a number of questions to spark discussion about the book. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Mrs Dalloway: Exploring Consciousness
Elaine Showalter describes how, in Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf uses stream of consciousness to enter the minds of her characters and portray cultural and individual change in the period following the First World War.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Is Romance Dead?
As an introduction to the medieval romances, students compare and contrast the medieval rules of courtly love to the modern "rules" of courtship and romance. Students write a compare/contrast essay after group work and class discussion.