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Websites
Dictionary of American Regional English
HISTORY
Voice of the Shuttle: Literature in English
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature
Norton Anthology of English Literature
POETRY
PLAYS
Federal Theater Project Collection
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Traditional Drama Research Group
WRITING/ STYLE GUIDES
American Psychological Association Style
Modern Language Association Style
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