Contemporary Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English
A fantastic site with a broad interpretation of "postcolonial". Clearly laid-out and chock-full of biographies, criticism and articles on the religious, political and historical background of writers such as Chinua Achebe, Derek Walcott, Peter Carey and AS Byatt.

Gay Literature
A useful collection of links to extracts, poetry, ezines and bibliographies with a gay, lesbian or bisexual interest. Treats include a new online novel and the top 100 lesbian and gay novels.

Infosurr
Mixed French and English site which is 'working towards' an encyclopedia of surrealism, with news, links and surrealist games.

Local Ireland
A gem of a site, offering information on both Irish- and English-language authors. There are also features and reviews on current Irish books, plus a wide-ranging guide to texts published online. You can also find detailed listings of events around the country, information on residencies and retreats for writers, a guide to literary groups and a section on Irish history.

Literary kicks
An idiosyncratic site dedicated to the Beat generation. Find out about the key figures in the movement, books by and about the Beats, and the Beats in film and music.

Literary Resources: Twentieth Century British and Irish
This extensive list of general and author-specific links is a good starting point for information about twentieth-century British and Irish writers, with biographies, bibliographies and reviews.

Modernism Links
A collection of links to specific modernism sites, web resources and electronic archives.

Modernism Timeline
This searchable timeline of cultural and political events from 1865 to 1950 concentrates on Europe and America. A useful rapid reference tool that is still growing.

Sally Anne: Twentieth Century American Literature
A collection of links on twentieth-century American literature with excerpts and short works, reviews, biographies and links to other web resources.

Virtual Seminars for Teaching Literature
An excellent collection of five electronic tutorials introducing the poetry of WWI. The section on manuscript analysis guides you through making your own edition of the poem Dulce Et Decorum Est and lets you compare your version with a published one.

Voice Of The Shuttle
The definitive starting point for web research on twentieth-century literature, with links to general resources, author pages, criticism, journals and conferences.