Resources for Homeschoolers

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Libraries and Literature Online

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Electronic Text Collections

An index of links to e-text collections both general and specific; dozens of sites classified by place and time period.

Internet Public Library

Your public library online includes ready reference, special exhibits, magazines, newspapers, and texts online, and separate sections for youth and teens.

Project Gutenberg

A huge library of literature and reference works, soon to reach 10,000 volumes.

The On-Line Books Page

Over 7,000 books online, plus news, features, and archives.

Carrie

An electronic library including a reference desk, books, serials, documents, manuscripts, archives, and a compendium of daily news and information from all over the world.

The LOGOS Collection of Electronic Books

Click on the British flag to access thousands of works of English literature; click on other flags to view works in other languages. Use the Wordtheque multilingual database to seek out words in context or in dictionary format.

UVA Electronic Text Center

A collection of thousands of humanities texts in twelve languages.

The Internet Classics Archive

Select from a list of 441 works of classical literature by 59 authors, primarily Greco-Roman.

The Great Books Index

An index to the Great Books in English translation, with links to online editions if available. Includes links to other Great Books sites and discussion boards.

Luminarium

An anthology of medieval, renaissance, and 17th century literature.

Children's Literature on the Web

A list of children's literature E-texts on the web that are in the public domain, including many enduring classics. A very nice site.

Fairrosa Cyber Library

A private collection of children's literature and related information; the site is not formatted for use by children.

American Literary Classics - A Chapter A Day

Classic quote of the day, vocabulary word of the day, and a chapter a day of great American classic literature. Message boards on various works of literature as well.

The Jolly Roger

Access point to ten linked internet sites offering literary discussions through message boards and chats.

The Complete Works of Shakespeare

Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare

Aesop's Fables

The Best Children's Literature (on the Net)

Traditional Classics from Children's Literature

Tales of Wonder: Folk and Fairy Tales From Around the World

Patchwork Literature for Children

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