REFERENCES AND SEARCH TOOLS

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
The 1901 9th edition put online by Columbia University. Includes a keyword search tool, index of authors and more. Text
www.bartleby.com/99/index.html

Dictionaries
Many and varied, including choice of language plus bilingual dictionaries. Text
www.public.iastate.edu/~pedro/dictionaries.html

Literary Calendar
Reveals what literary giants' birthdays you share in addition to other historical information related to publishing and writing for every day of the year.
litcal.yasuda-u.ac.jp/

Medieval Drama Links
Broken down by topic, a very useful conglomeration of references to plays, costumes, music, and more. Text
collectorspost.com/Catalogue/medramalinks.htm

Roget's Thesaurus
A searchable Gopher index by keywords. Text
humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html

Virtual Reference Desk
All-purpose great general reference which includes multiple valuable reference volumes, many of which are applicable to the study of English. Thanks to Purdue University Library. Text
thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/index.html

Writers on The Victorian Web
This fabulous collection of essays on Victorian writers ties their works into the social and scientific contexts of their times. Begin at the table of contents which links to a chronological list of English literary occurrences from 1770 to the present; an extensive index to authors discussed; and discussion of literary canons, techniques, genres and modes. Designed at Brown University by George P. Landow, Professor of English and Art History. Text, graphics, photos
www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/litov.html
The table of contents to the entire Victorian Web:
www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/victov.html

More References Here: Busy Teachers' Web site
Look through the Teachers' Reference Section. You'll find a bit of duplication, but still worthwhile.