Links for Readers
Agatha Christie: The Official Online Home
The Queen of Crime may have passed away many years ago, but she has a super website!
http://www.agathachristie.com/
Alliance of Literary Societies
Over 100 literary societies. Is there one for your favorite author?
http://www.sndc.demon.co.uk/als.htm
Arts & Letters Daily
A service of the (U.S.) Chronicle of Higher Education, the Arts and Letters Daily web page brings together the best of recent "serious" writing from many sources, some quite scholarly.
http://www.aldaily.com
The Astrology Zone
Astrologer Susan Miller's website is an oustanding source of monthly forecasts for followers of the Zodiac.
http://www.astrologyzone.com
Austen.com
A good starting place for Jane Austen resources, both on and off the web.
http://www.austen.com/
The Barbican
London's Barbican is Europe's largest multi-media and conference venue, presenting a year-round programme of art, music, theatre, and film.
http://www.barbican.org.uk/home.asp
Bartleby.com
The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers, and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.
http://www.bartleby.com
The Big Read
Website of the BBC project to find Britain's favorite book.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/
British Film Institute
All about the BFI and its activities.
http://www.bfi.org.uk
The British Library
A site as impressive as the Library itself!
http://www.bl.uk
British Pathé
75 years. 12 million images. 3,500 hours of video. The archives of the British Pathé newsreels, 1896-1970.
http://www.britishpathe.com
British Tours
This site's virtual tours, panoramic 360 degree views, are worth seeing.
http://www.britishtours.com/360/
Charles Dickens Gads Hill Place
Lots of information about the life and works of the Portsmouth-born author - as well as the largest collection of Dickens quotations on the web!
http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/index.html
Charles Dickens Museum, London
48 Doughty Stree, where Dickens lived 1837-1839 has been a museum since 1925.
http://www.dickensmuseum.com/
Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum
The house, on the Old Commercial Road in Portsmouth, where the literary giant was born in 1812.
http://www.charlesdickensbirthplace.co.uk/
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
The complete text of the classic Dickens tale, available online for free.
http://www.stormfax.com/dickens.htm
ClassicReader.com
Another place where you can find and read classic texts (for free) on the internet. Different from Bartleby (and, perhaps, not quite as strong).
http://www.classicreader.com
Cool Site of the Day
The Internet is so big. Where to start? Let CSOTD suggest cool sites, one a day, every day.
http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com
Diary of Samuel Pepys'
The Diary posted on the web as it was written - one day at a time! Also, an awesome amount of information about the noted 17th century diarist.
http://www.pepysdiary.com/
Dickens' London Map
A very nifty interactive map of places in London with connections to the life and writings of Charles Dickens.
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/dickens_lon...
Einstein Archives Online
From the Albert Einstein Archive at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Endless documents. Great images.
http://www.alberteinstein.info
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel
Going on a trip? Check with the Foreign Office first for the latest advice.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenM...
Glossarist
A searchable directory of over 6000 glossaries and topical dictionaries.
http://www.glossarist.com
Holocaust Memorial Day
Official website of the UK Holocaust Memorial Day, observed January 27th.
http://www.holocaustmemorialday.gov.uk
Industrious Clock
Like no other online clock we've ever seen. Weird and wonderful - but you need a fairly fast computer to be able to fully appreciate it.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/clock.php
The Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
http://www.archive.org
Internet Movie Database
THE internet database for film information.
http://www.imdb.com
Jane Austen Centre in Bath
The writer's time in Bath, 1801-1806, is remembered in this permanent exhibition.
http://www.janeausten.co.uk/
Jane Austen Places, The Astoft Gallery
Beautiful photographic gallery of historic sites connected to the author.
http://www.astoft.co.uk/austen/
Jane Austen's House
Her former home, in Chawton, is now a museum.
http://www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk/
Jane Austin Page, Hantsweb
Good information and links from this Hampshire County Council website.
http://www.hants.gov.uk/austen/index.html
Linus Pauling and the Race for DNA
His actual research notes, organized day-by-day.
http://osulibrary.orst.edu/specialcollections/coll...
London Film Festival
One of the largest and most important of these annual celebrations of cinema.
http://www.lff.org.uk/
Louvre Museum
The English-language website of the great French museum.
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Museé national du Moyen Age
The Museum of the Middle Ages in Paris. Click the Union Jack to get (some) pages in English. Essential for Middle Ages "buffs."
http://www.musee-moyenage.fr
National Portrait Gallery
Founded in 1865, the NPG collects likenesses of famous British men and women.
http://www.npg.org.uk/live/index.asp
A Natural History of the @ Sign
Just what it says. And if we call it the "At" sign in English, what about in other languages? Fascinating.
http://www.herodios.com/atsign.html
NetLingo Dictionary of Internet Terms
to educate and entertain you about the lingo used in the online world
http://www.netlingo.com
Newseum: The Interactive Museum of News
All manner of useful and interesting exhibits and information relating to journalism, especially the aily newspapers. A particularly fine feature is the ability to see today's front page from literally hundreds of newspapers from the U.S. and around the world.
http://www.newseum.org
Obscure Store & Reading Room
Media journalist Jim Romenesko's daily listing of weird and wonderful stories, mostly from local news sources in the U.S.
http://www.obscurestore.com
Olivia Manning
Novelist and journalist Olivia Manning was born, in 1911, in Portsmouth and died a ferry ride away in Ryde, Isle on Wight, in 1980. She is best known for her "Balkan Trilogy" series of novels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Manning
The Poetry Archive
This site offers "the world's premier online collection of recordings of poets reading their work" and is supported by Andrew Motion, the Poet Laureate.
http://www.poetryarchive.org/
The Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian, with all of its different museums and collections, has been called America's attic.
http://www.smithsonian.org
The Society for Popular Astonomy
UK astronomy buffs have been turning to the society for over 50 years.
http://www.popastro.com/home.htm
Symbols.com
the world's largest online encyclopedia of graphic symbols.
http://www.symbols.com/
Today in Literature
A calendar of engaging stories about the great books, writers, and events in literary history. An amazing website!
http://www.todayinliterature.com
Ucomics
A great American website bringing together popular daily comics and editorial cartoons.
http://www.ucomics.com
Victoria & Albert Museum
Including the Museum of Childhood and the National Theatre Museum.
http://www.vam.ac.uk
Voice of America Pronounciation Guide
Never wonder again how to pronounce the names of foreigners in the news. If you have the right software, the VOA can tell you how to say it!
http://ibb7.ibb.gov/pronunciations/
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
An exciting online encyclopedia project. Learn - or even help write it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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