Legendary Literature - Famous Writers

Posted on April 18th, 2007 by monika88

Search reference material and resources for learning about writers of classical literature of the past.  Also below, a list of downloadable text sites for IPOD and other modes is shown for searching.  The following writers continue to maintain their relevance, even more than two hundred years after their works were published: 

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JANE AUSTEN: (1775-1817)

Find out about the life of famous author Jane Austen.

Search, read or download e-texts of Jane Austen’s works online.

Virtual exhibition on Jane Austen’s views of the city of Bath, not one of her most favourite places, from the British Library in the UK.

Panoramic virtual exhibition of Jane Austen’s home at Chawton, Hampshire in England.  While living here, she wrote and revised Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Persuasion.

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CHARLOTTE BRONTE: (1816-1855)

Find out about the life of famous author, Charlotte Bronte.

Search, read or download e-texts of Charlotte Bronte’s works online.

Visit the area in the UK where Charlotte Bronte lived and explore the different panoramas and exhibitions.

EMILY BRONTE: (1818-1848 )

Find out about the life of famous author, Emily Bronte.

Search, read or download e-texts of Emily Bronte’s works online.

Visit the area in the UK where Emily Bronte lived and explore the different panoramas and exhibitions.

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LEWIS CARROLL: (1832-1898 )

Find out about the life of famous author Lewis Carroll.

Search, read or download the e-text of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland online.

Search, read or download the e-text of Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There online.

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CHARLES DICKENS: (1812-1870)

Find out about the life of famous author Charles Dickens and search, read or download e-texts of his works online.

Creative game/animation to experience Charles Dickens’ London from BBC UK.

Find out about Charles Dickens as a historic figure in Victorian London from BBC UK.

Learn more about Dickens’ 19th century London, view maps, and find out interesting facts.

Learn about the new Dickens World opening in May 2007 in the UK.

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MILES FRANKLIN: (1879-1954)

Find out about the life of famous author, Miles Franklin.

Discover the famous novel My Brilliant Career, by Miles Franklin.

Miles Franklin was the originator of the prestigious Miles Franklin Award, given each year in Australian literary circles.

Find out more about the life of Miles Franklin at the State Library of New South Wales Exhibition of letters and memorabilia.

Explore Miles Franklin’s famous novel My Brilliant Career (1979), on film.

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HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON: (1870-1946)

Find out about the life of famous author, Henry Handel Richardson.

Find out more about the biography of Henry Handel Richardson.

Discover the famous novel The Getting of Wisdom, by Henry Handel Richardson.

Explore Henry Handel Richardson’s famous novel The Getting of Wisdom (1977), on film.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: (1564-1516)

Find out about the life of famous author William Shakespeare.

Search, read or download e-texts of Shakespeare’s works online.

Student resource with information for studying Shakespeare in modern times from BBC UK.

Creative kid’s animation of William Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream from BBC UK.

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON: (1850-1894)

Find out about the life of famous author Robert Louis Stevenson.

Search or read the e-text of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped online.  This is a very special online text, being an original first edition, published in 1886, with images and maps from the National Library of Scotland.

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LEO TOLSTOY: (1828-1910)

Find out about the life of famous author, Leo Tolstoy.

Explore the youth, world, and life in words and images of (Count) Leo Tolstoy.

Search, read or download e-texts of Leo Tolstoy’s works, namely War & Peace, online.

Take a basic virtual tour of the ancestral Yasnaya Poliana in Russia, where Leo Tolstoy spent most of his life, and where he was laid to rest.

Compare the different Leo Tolstoy Estate-Museum, Yasnaya Poliana, in his native Russian language, and also Leo Tolstoy Estate-Museum in English.

Explore audio and video links about Leo Tolstoy on Wikipedia.

MARK TWAIN: (1835-1910)

Find out about the life of famous author, Mark Twain.

Search University of Virginia’s extensive resource for information, interaction and images about Mark Twain .

Search, read or download e-text of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain online.

Search, read of download e-text of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain online.

Play Mark Twain’s Memory Builder Game courtesy University of Virginia online.

Find wise words by Mark Twain in the Twainquotes resource online.

Take a virtual tour of the place Mark Twain lived in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, The Mark Twain House, and explore the site.

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