RichmondCC Library: British Literature: Websites

Historical and Literary Overviews

English Literature
Brief overview of English Literature produced by Encyclopedia Britannica.
A Thesaurus of Old English
Conceptually arranged to allow searching the vocabulary of Anglo-Saxon England within ordered categories.
History of English
Oxford English Dictionary articles on the history of the English language.

British Library
Access manuscripts, articles, images, and other materials via the British Library website.
British Library Images Online
Access thousands of images via the British Library, including illustrations, drawings, paintings and photographs.
Victorian Britain
Explore posters, newspapers, illustrations and much more, along with expert articles, that showcase Victorian Britain.
English Timeline
An interactive timeline of English language and literature from the 11th Century to the present day.
Discovering Literature - Romantics and Victorians
Explore literary treasures from the Romantic and Victorian periods. Original items, articles, films, teacher's notes, and more.

English Poetry This link opens in a new window
English poetry written between 600 to 1900. Includes Thomas Percy, Walter Scott, Robert Dodsley, Francis Turner Palgrave, and more.
Twentieth-Century English Poetry This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 600 volumes of poetry by 283 poets from 1900 to the present day.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Articles, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.