For those who wish to do a deeper study of the English language as well as enjoy some of its classic studies and exemplary contemporary applications, Jose Carillo’s English Forum is presenting below a selection of major outstanding works that are linkable on the web in their complete form.
CONTEMPORARY:Arts & Letters Dailyhttp://www.aldaily.com/ A lively, wide-ranging compendium of notable English-language articles, book reviews, and essays and opinion from major magazines and newspapers all over the world—updated five times a week.
45 Essential Resources for Student Writershttp://education-portal.com/articles/45_Essential_Resources_for_Student_Writers.htmlStudents are expected to do well in writing, among many other skills. This site lists 45 resources that students can use to write essays, complete research, organize ideas, and improve their writing.
The Business Writer’s Free LibraryA wide-ranging, comprehensive resource on the most important writing tasks in organizations, with an estimated 650 topics spanning over 5,000 links on the web.
http://www.managementhelp.org/commskls/cmm_writ.htmCLASSICS:The King’s English by H. W. Fowlerhttp://www.bartleby.com/116/The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States by H.L. Menckenhttp://www.bartleby.com/185/ “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwellhttp://www.resort.com/~prime8/Orwell/patee.htmlThe Cambridge History of English and American Literaturehttp://www.bartleby.com/211/index.html The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by Sir James George Frazerhttp://www.bartleby.com/196/ Perseus ProjectA collection of materials from the Renaissance, including the works of William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Sir Francis Bacon.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collection.jsp?collection=Perseus:collection:Renaissance Harvard Classics, Vol. 27 English essays from Sir Philip Sidney to Macaulay
http://www.bartleby.com/27/ Modern Essays 33 epitomal English and American personal essays chosen by novelist Christopher Morley
http://www.bartleby.com/237/“Story Classics: The Best from the Masters of the Genre”Great short stories from Miguel Cervantes all the way to John Updike
http://members.lycos.co.uk/shortstories/Verse The Bartleby.com collection of thousands of English-language poems by hundreds of authors
http://www.bartleby.com/verse/The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbonhttp://www.ccel.org/g/gibbon/decline/home.htmlMoby-Dick, or The Whale, by Herman Melville From the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library
http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/Mel2Mob.htmlClick any of the links now and enjoy these gems of the English language!
Joe Carillo