Reference

This is a very simple, uncluttered resource, well-designed and simplicity itself to use.

An excellent resource for tracking down definitions for even the most colourful British slang.

Classic texts are here reduced to a rapidly readable size, and are immediately available without the need to unzip files.

One of the best learning resources for the visual arts.

This valuable gateway page would benefit from a clearer layout, but even if it requires persistence on the part of the user, the effort will be rewarded.

For art lovers, their dreams have been answered. This site is stupendous and deserves to be the world leader in its field.

ArtInfo is the one and only arts website for both professionals and enthusiasts.

An extensive, carefully selected and well-organised list of art-related material, resulting in an impressive resource.

This site puts OUP’s unrivalled expertise in English language reference publishing at your fingertips.

A fantastic resource about all types of words.

An elegant site to please lovers of ballet.

A marvellous resource for classic literature.

The information available here is ample and easy to find, this is a fantastic resource.

British Cartoon Archive: A valuable resource for cultural and social historians of twentieth century Britain.

If you want to study literature, whether of English or other language origins, rather than read actual works online, this is where to come.

It's online and it doesn't cost anything.

Widely used as a homework tool by schoolchildren worldwide - one can see why.

It's a state-of-the-art resource with a broad world view, presenting mythology in a manner that's informed, clear and accessible.

This a quick, simple-to-use resource.

The exceptionally user-friendly Internet Public Library is American, so you need to bear that in mind when using it. But it is still a valuable resource, brilliantly simple in design, and especially because its speed is exceptional.

An excellent resource for those with queries about science and technology.

A splendid resource of biographical information.

The online home of the great dictionary of the English language.

The John Rylands University Library of Manchester is a justifiably admired resource, notably offering this collection of online reference tools.

Friday Miscellany is worth signing up for.

This is the easiest, most immediately accessible way of reading the text of Shakespeare's plays online.

This site combines its own rich content with an extensive directory of links to other science fiction and horror websites.

Join astronomers and cosmologists on interactive tours of the sky

An informative site exploring the vagaries of the English language.

A treasure box of information for those fascinated by language, this site can also be used as a simple reference tool.