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WEBSITE: Jane Austen House at Chawton + PDFs

Gain Insight into the Life of a Novelist    Jane Austen is one of the most popular and important novelists that England has ever produced.…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Oct 25, 2011

TOON: Frankenstein creates another kind of Monster

Food for thought from the Oct. 24, 2001 issue of the New Yorker... From: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2011/10/24/cartoons_

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Oct 24, 2011

BOOK: New Canterbury Tales Retelling & Bio

I read this great review in the New Yorker about a new - hyper modern and f-bomb loaded Peter Ackroyd translation of Canterbury Tales. Unfo…

Started by Ryan Goble

12 Oct 11, 2011
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Beowulf, help!

I'm teaching Beowulf to my Brit Lit kids, and even things that kids loved last year just aren't working this year. How can I make Beowulf p…

Started by Liz Bremer

0 Sep 6, 2011

Chaucer Blog

"Blazing Fellowe," "Margaret Atte-Wood" and more! Plenty of Middle English and humorous pop culture references. Enjoy! http://houseoffame.b

Started by Sandra Klan

0 Sep 5, 2011

Brazilian short film inspired by William Blake's "The Tyger"

Started by Sandra Klan

0 Sep 2, 2011

NYTLN: Teaching ‘Harry Potter’ With The New York Times

Another great resource collection from the New York Times Learning Network Explore the entire resource collection here.

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jul 30, 2011

LESSON PLAN: Viewer, She Marries Him: Comparing ‘Jane Eyre’ in Literature and Film

Another great lesson plan from the New York Times Learning Network Read the complete lesson plan here.

Started by Ryan Goble

0 May 15, 2011

VIDEO: Mary Shelley on Saturday Night Live = Franken-fun

There are probably 100 SNL clips about Frankenstein - and I don't know that this is any better or worse BUT I do know it is a fun and a gre…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Apr 11, 2011

GRAPHIC/ARTICLE: Jane Eyre Family Tree

With the new Jane Eyre hitting theaters there has been some cool press on Charlotte Bronte's 1847 classic. Chicago Tribune cultural critic…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 26, 2011

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