Writer and Literature Resources for the Georgian & Romantic Eras
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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, links updated 6-2017
- A Compendium of Digital Collections: University of New Hampshire
- 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
- Canting Dictionary
- Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
- Literary Terms
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Online Symbolism Dictionary
- Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
- Refdesk.com: Fact checker for the Internet
- The Dictionary of Sensibility studies 24 terms relating to the 18th Century concept of sensibility, University of Virginia
- The Phrase Finder: Phrases, sayings, idioms, and expressions
18th Century, links updated 6-2017
- 18th Century E-texts
- 18th Century Graduate Student Reading Group
- 18th Century Ligature and Fonts
- 18th Century Resources
- 18th Century Studies
- 18th Century Vignettes, Internet Archive, Dobson, 1907
- A Companion to the Eighteenth-Century English Novel and Culture, Paula R. Backscheider, Catherine Ingrassia, 2009. Partial Google book
- A Guide to 18th Century English Vocabulary, Jack Lynch, 2006, Rutgers
- Bibliography: Listing of Primary and Secondary Sources about the Regency Period
- Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature, Includes the 18th Century
- The Long 18th
- Early Modern Resources: The Long 18th
- Historical Outline of Restoration and 18th Century British Literature
- Library of Mainly 18th Century Authors
- Resigning the Needle for the Pen: A Study of Autobiographical Writings of British Women Before 1800, Cynthia Stodola Pomerleau, 2000
- Resources for 18th Century Studies, University of Southampton
- Politics, Literary Culture, and Theatrical Media in London: 1625-1725
- Sundries: An 18th Century Newsletter
- The Early Modern Intelligencer
- The Thomas Gray Archive
- Women Writers Living Between 1701 and 1800
- Women Writers 17th & 18th Century
19th Century, links updated 6-2012
- 19th Century Authors
- 19th Century British and Irish Authors
- 19th Century British Pamphlets Online
- 19th Century Literature
- The 19th Century in Association with The British Library
- British War Poetry in the Age of Romanticism, 1793-1815
- Contemporary Romanticist Scholarship
- General Resources in Romanticism
- Literary Resources: Romantic
- Literary Resources: Victorian British
- London Theatrical Periodicals: 1800-1810
- Romantic Circles
- Romantic Literature
- Romanticism and Gender, Anne K. Mellor, 1992, Partial google book
- Tennyson, 1809-1892
- Theatre History on the Web
- The Bluestocking Archive
- The Literary Gazette, 1828
- Women in British Romantic Theatre
Jane Austen, links updated 6-2017
- Jane Austen: Literary History
- Jane Austen – Literary Relations: Sources, Influences, Analogues, Intertextuality
- The Rise of Novels: A Resource Page
Megabytes, links updated 6-2017
- Dr. Widger’s Library
- Digital Archive of Rare Material, search bar
- Early European Books Online
- English and Continental Literature: Ellen and Jim Moody
- English Literature on the Web
- Eserver Fiction Collection
- Norton Anthology of British Literature
- Spenser and the Tradition: English Poetry 1579-1830
- The Republic of Pemberley: Literary Companion
Georgian and Regency Publications, links updated 6-2017
- 17th & 18th Century Burney Collection of Newspapers
- 19th Century British Pamphlets Online
- Ackermanns Repository of Arts, Literature, and Fashion from 1809 through 1828
- Ackermanns Repository of Arts, Literature, and Fashion, 1812
- Ackermanns Repository of Fashion 1829, full Google book view
- Almanach des Modes, 1817, Google Book
- Digital Archives of Rare Materials
- Historic Newspapers: Rag Linen
- La Belle Assemblee or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, Vol 3, 1807, Google book
- Ladies’ Pocket Magazine: 1824-39
- Newspapers and Magazines Georgian Index
- La Belle Assemblee and Ackermann’s Costume Plates
- La Belle Assemblee, 1807, Google Book
- La Belle Assemblee, 1809, Google Book
- La Belle Assemblee, 1811, Vol 3, Google Book
- La Belle Assemblee, 1812, Google Book
- La Belle Assemblee, 1818, Google Book
- La Belle Assemblee, 1830, Google Book
- Regency Ladies Magazines, Part 1
- Regency Ladies Magazines, Part 2
- Regency Ladies Magazines, Part 3
- Rudolph Ackermann and Fredercik Shoberl, Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacturers, Fashion, 1815, Google Book
- Rudolph Ackermann Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashion, etc. , March 1, 1824, Google Book
- Rudolph Ackermann Repository of Fashions, 1829, Google eBook
- Ainsworth’s Magazine, 1845
- The Burney Collection of 17th and 18th Century Newspapers, The British Library
- The Ladys Magazine, or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, 1796, Google Book
- The Lady’s Pocket Magazine, 1829, Google Book
- The Literary Gazette, 1828
- The Loiterer, published by James Austen, Oxford, 1789 and 1790.
- The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2, 3, by Addison and Steele, Project Gutenberg Book
- The ‘Tuppenny Press And The Birth of English Newspaper
- Westminster Magazine, or the Pantheon of Taste, 1784, Google Book
- Westminster Magazine, or the Pantheon of Taste, 1785, Google Book
Research, links updated 6-2017
- Authors: Biographies and their Works, a comprehensive database, UTEP
- COPAC: National, Academic and Specialist Library Catalogue
- Cultures of Knowledge: An Intellectual Geography of the 17th Century Republic of Letters
- English Language and Literature Research Guide, Yale University Library
- HERA: Humanities in the European Research Area
- Historical Fiction Writers Research Blog
- Humanities on the Web
- IDEA: International Dialects of English Archives (audio files)
- JStor: Free articles prior to 1923, or early journal content
- Kenneth Spencer Research Library
- Library of Congress Research Center
- Old British News: Free initially, then a fee
- Romanticism on the NET: Journal
- The Culture Concept Circle
- The Warwick 18th Century Center
- Wellcome Images: Many creative commons images from the UK
Writing, links updated 6-2017
- APA Online
- A Research Guide for Students
- BookEnds Literary Agency
- Dictionary of Sexual Terms
- Fiction Factor
- Guide to Literary Agents
- MLA Formatting and Style Center: The OWL, Purdue
- The Owl at Purdue: Writing Center
- Ms. Snark, the Literary Agent (Archived posts, great advice)
- Phrase and Word Assistors: Michelle Sinclair
- The Writer’s Knowledge Base: Search Engine for Writers
- Writer Blog Digest
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