Writer and Literature Resources

These resources have been gathered for students and individuals interested in expanding their knowledge about 18th & 19th century British literature, and the works of Jane Austen and her contemporaries. Added at the bottom are writer resources for both the student who is writing a paper, and a fiction writer who is searching for practical advice that will help with character development or crafting proposals.
Dictionaries & References

• The Dictionary of Sensibility studies 24 terms relating to the 18th Century concept of sensibility, University of Virginia
• Ask Oxford.com, English defined. This site offers the shorter version of the OED, as well as support resources.
• Bartleby.com: The most comprehensive resource library on the web
• Classic Encyclopedia: Based on the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1912).
• Refdesk.com: Fact checker for the Internet

18th Century

• 18th Century Blog
• 18th Century E-texts
• 18th Century Graduate Student Reading Group
• 18th Century Ligature and Fonts
• 18th Century Resources
• The Long 18th
• The 18th Century Novel
• Early Modern Resources: The Long 18th
• Journalists: 1750-1820
• Library of Mainly 18th Century Authors
• Online Resources for 18th Century Study
• Reinventing the Feminine
• Resigning the Needle for the Pen: A Study of Autobiographical Writings of British Women Before 1800, Cynthia Stodola Pomerleau, 2000
• Sundries: An 18th Century Newsletter
• The Thomas Gray Archive
• Women in the Long 18th Century
• Women Writers Living Between 1701 and 1800

19th Century

• 19th Century Authors
• 19th Century Literature
• The 19th Century in Association with The British Library
• British War Poetry in the Age of Romanticism, 1793-1815
• British Women Playwrights Around 1800
• Contemporary Romanticist Scholarship
• General Resources in Romanticism
• Journalists: 1750-1820
• Literary Resources: Romantic
• Literary Resources: Victorian British
• Napoleonic Literature
• Romantic Circles
• Romantic Literature
• Romantic Textualities: Literature and Print Culture, 1780-1840
• Tennyson, 1809-1892
• Theatre History on the Web
• Women in British Romantic Theatre

Jane Austen

• Jane Austen - Literary Relations: Sources, Influences, Analogues, Intertextuality

Megasites

• American and English Literature Resources, Buley Library
• English and Continental Literature: Ellen and Jim Moody
• English Literature on the Web
• Eserver Fiction Collection
• MIT Libraries Literature Resources
• The Republic of Pemberley: Literary Companion

Research

• A Literary Index: Literature Research on the Internet, Vanderbilt University
• English Language and Literature Research Guide, Yale University Library
• Humanities on the Web
• Library of Congress Research Center
• Romanticism on the NET: Journal

Writing

• APA Online
• A Research Guide for Students
• Fiction Factor
• The Owl at Purdue: Writing Center
• Ms. Snark, the Literary Agent (Archived posts, great advice)
• Kay Dacus: Fiction Writing Series, Forms & Samples
• Phrase and Word Assistors: Michelle Sinclair
• Research Links for Romance Writers, Regency Era Links