On this page you will find links to literary reference materials.  Sources include Project Gutenburg (where the AALBC obtained our copy of Aesops Fables), and several catalogues of public domain electronic text for all categories.  

On-line Books Page
Searchable database of thousands of online texts (inc. foreign languages) covering topics such as literature, religion and specialty archives.
Project Gutenberg
Digitally re-published literature and reference material. This is the largest searchable text archive available.
Theatre & Drama Texts
Online plays listed by author. Find annotated hypertext editions of plays such as "Hamlet."
Univ. of Virginia Etext Center
Electronic texts from across the ages in languages such as Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Spanish. With some French, Japanese, and English titles.
Alex - Catalog of Electronic Texts
Searchable database of electronic texts, mostly formatted by gopher. Contains links to libraries with web interfaces.
Bibliomania: The Network Library
Read over 40 works of fiction from writers such as Twain or Austen, as well as reference, nonfiction and poetry texts. Regularly expanded.
Celebration of Women Writers
Comprehensive collection of online texts by women writers. Includes collections, writing aids and bibliographies.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Explore worlds of mythology, folklore, and mysticism. Searchable by region, with browse option and bibliography.
Literary Classics
Online excerpts of well-known literary favorites such as Dickens, Twain, Caroll, Poe, and Shakespeare.
Academic Digital Texts
Columbia University offers a menu of famous philosophical texts ranging over the works by Dante, Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Socrates, Virgil, and more.
American Literary Classics
Read one chapter a day of a classic such as "Little Women" or works by writers such as Melville and Hawthorne.
Bibliographical Research Tools
Access to major online English-language libraries for book dealers and collectors.
CMU Women's Center
Central Michigan University's extensive listing of fiction and non-fiction titles written by women.
Chinese Classics
Discover the philosophy, poems, prose, biographies, commentaries and history of Chinese literature.
Classics Archive
Notable works from Homer to Plato, with links to other biblical and ancient texts.
Electronic Library
Extensive collection of fiction, non-fiction, humor, poetry, and ancient European literature. Searchable by keyword.
Electronic Text Archives
Index of archival collections, including manuscripts and scholarly editions of literary classics.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Major center for scholarly research housing the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works. Events, resources, and general info.
Humanities Text Initiative
Dictionary and reference works, with links to biblical and classical resources. Includes a magic exhibit.
McNaughton Collection
Locate details and descriptions of fiction and non-fiction titles through this extensive directory.
Merril Collection of Science Fiction
A non-circulating research collection of SF and fantasy, part of the Toronto Public Library. An on-line catalogue and displays of treasures.
Online Books FAQ
Details of the availability of public domain (copyright-free) sources of text available on the Internet.
Project Bartleby
Online library of well-known and loved books or poems from authors such as Agatha Christie, Melville, Whitman, and Wilde.
Rossel Hope Robbins Library
Vast collection of Middle English literature. Includes supplemental materials on medieval history and culture.
TeleRead E-Books Home Page
National digital-library project, covers educational and library Web areas. With list of online newspapers.
Western European Etext Archive
Digitally preserved and readable poetry, prose, journals and rare manuscripts in languages other than English.