Literature resources on the web, literary genres, book fairs; a comprehensive guide
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Ancient ballads
Ancient ballads, songs and poems of the English peasantry.
Project Gutenberg
The Bodleian Library Ballad Collection
View facsimiles of printed ballads.
Ancient ballads, songs and poems of the English peasantry.
Project Gutenberg
Wikipedia entry on the ballad form.
Ancient literature
Antique books
Antique Book Resources Online
From Antiqbook
Aphorisms
Aphorisms Galore:
aphorisms, quotes and sayings of famous people. Categorized under subject and author.
Articles
Articles from Google Scholar
Search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
Assonance in poetry
Assonance
A definition.
Awards/Literary awards, prizes, fellowships
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Ballads
The Bodleian Library Ballad Collection:
view facsimiles of printed ballads..
Ancient ballads, songs and poems of the English peasantry.
Project Gutenberg
Wikipedia entry on the ballad form.
Bible resources, Bibles online
See also: Religious Literature
English Bible Versions, a link directory.
Collections of Texts Online
Scripture, Theology and Christianity at Answers.com
Answers to questions on scriptural detail for children.
Gutenberg Bible. Gutenberg Digital, The Göttenberg/Gutenberg Bible, Germany.
View by chapter and page. All 1282 pages of both volumes. Johann Gutenberg: His Life.
Biographies
See also: Authors Index
Biographies.
More than 328 author biographies and bibliographies. Biblio.com
Book fairs
International Publishers Association guide to book fairs.
Book Expo America, Los Angeles.
International Kolkata Book Fair, Kolkata, India
Turin International Book Fair, Italy
Fiera Internazionale del Libro
Books on Demand (BOD)
See also: Publishers
iuniverse
Internet, BOD publishers.
Lulu: Online Self Publishing Book & eBook Company
XLibris
Book-on-demand publishers (BOD)
Book arts
See: Artists’ Books
Typography on the web
Typefaces, history of typography, typesetting.
Censorship
Censorship. Project Censored
Media censorship stories, censorship accounts.
Children’s literature
Classical, Ancient Literature
Classical Literature. Text archives, websites
Competitions
Contemporary English / American literature
See: American Literature English Literature
Richmond Review. What’s New
Contemporary writing on the net.
Country: literature categorized under Country
Country, period, author, language directory.
Courtly love
Background to Romance.
Courtly love in Medieval literature.
Wikipedia entry on courtly love.
Creative writing schools
See: Writing Schools
Crime fiction, detective fiction. mystery fiction
See: Crime Fiction
Chandler, Raymond. Raymond Chandler website.
Chase, James Hadley. James Hadley Chase
Classic Crime Fiction,
a resource for collectors & readers alike.
Wikipedia entry on crime fiction.
Criticism
Criticism, literary critics, literary theory
Culture Vulture
Choices for the cognoscenti. Art & architecture, dance, destinations, film, television, theater, archives. Up-to-date reviews and overviews of the latest books, music and film and theater performances.