Here are some of the most helpful or intriguing web resources related to literature and education that I personally appreciate and have utilized, whether in the past or present. This page will be added to continually and will never officially be “complete.”
*Note that I cannot vouch for, nor agree with, everything presented on these websites and in these resources. Read and use them prudently. Understand that these highly reflect my personal preferences and interests and are not all-encompassing of the realm of literature, education, and life.
Literature
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/
A good source for free older texts of a lot of classic literature.
Internet Archives: https://archive.org/
A place to find free digital copies and rentals of books and other things.
John Milton Concordance: http://victorian-studies.net/concordance/milton/
A means of analyzing all instances of certain words or thoughts in John Milton’s works, in order to discover patterns or connections. I used it when writing a paper on Paradise Lost this 2021 spring semester.
Online Shakespeare at MIT: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
A source to read William Shakespeare’s plays online if you lack hard copies of his works.
Rattle Ekphrasis Poetry: https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
A place to read and submit ekphrastic poetry (poetry based on and describing a photo, artwork, etc.). I have submitted some poems before but have not yet won.
Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/
An online source for reading almost any poem.
Education
Center For Lit: https://www.centerforlit.com/
A company run by Hillsdale College graduates, aimed at providing curriculum to assist homeschoolers and others in teaching literature. I had the privilege of attending their “Teaching the Classics” trainings this spring.
Hillsdale College K-12 At Home: https://k12athome.hillsdale.edu/
Resources that my college offers to those interested in homeschooling their kids in the classical tradition style.
1776 Curriculum: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/Curriculum/The-Hillsdale-1776-Curriculum/
A free, complete curriculum on U.S. History and Civics potentially helpful for homeschoolers, parents, private schools, and other educators. It is new but looks amazing.
Miscellaneous
Coming soon.