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Websites

Dictionary of American Regional English

Literary Criticism

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

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PLAYS

Federal Theater Project Collection

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WRITING/ STYLE GUIDES

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American Psychological Association Style

The Elements of Style

LOGOS E-Translation

Modern Language Association Style

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