Just for Scholarly Fun
American Memory from the Library of Congress
Digitized prints, photos, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings drawn primarily from the Library of Congress special collections.
William Hogarth
No, Hogarth is not an "author," but his art is tremendously important to anyone studying eighteenth-century literature or culture. This page includes a bibliography, links to articles and books about the artist, and a good list of Hogarth pictures available online. Unfortunately, triggers numerous pop-up ads.
William Hogarth and 18th Century Print Culture - Northwestern University's McCormick Library
3ooth anniversary exhibition sorted by topic: decay, theatre, narrative, physiognomy, esthetics, technology of print; professional women category is a dead link above the "fan" graphic, but works further down the page.
Tate Library's Hogarth teachers' pack includes "downloadable full colour A4 images."
Royal Genealogies -- Menu
Genealogies of the British and European royal families.
Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson
Virtual tour of Monticello and a day in the life of Thomas Jefferson.
The World of London Theatre, 1660-1800
Assembled by University of Florida students under the direction of Patricia Craddock. Articles, bibliography, pictures, map.
Shakespeare Illustrated
Images of artworks based on Shakespeare's plays. The site traces connections among those "literary paintings," literary criticism, and 19th-century productions of Shakespeare's plays. (Note: this site is temporarily under construction--it should be available soon.)
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