Reference

Internet Public Library

WWW Virtual Library

Dictionaries, Word Lists etc. (Humanities HUB)

Mirriam Webster
Dictionary, thesaurus, word of the day, word games.

Hypertext Webster Interface

Onelook Dictionaries

Wordbot

Index of Poets (Univ. Toronto)

Literary Theory (Jack Lynch)

Wired Source
(A good collection of search tools and reference links.)

Ask the Classics Expert

The Metaphor Home Page

Common Metaphors

Encyclopedia Britannica
Samples and free trial available.

Grolier's Encyclopedia
Free trial available.

Microsoft's Encarta Encyclopedia
Free trial available.