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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, translated and collated by Anne Savage. Published by CLB International, Godalming, Surrey, 1997. Actually fun to browse and very quirky in spots, such as the entry about folks seeing dragons. You can read it online-- http://omacl.org/Anglo/ Austen, Jane. The History of England. Introduction by A.S. Byatt with a note on the text by Deirdre Le Faye. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1993. Jane Austen wrote this whimsical mini-history when she was sixteen introducing herself with the words: “By a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant Historian,” and she notes later, “There will be very few Dates in this History.” View the actual pages along with the full text below: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/austen/accessible/pages1and2.html#content
Author's Ink. Professor Elliot Engel's interesting and unique audio lectures
on a variety of English authors may be purchased here. How William Became
Shakespeare is one of his best. Highly recommended.
“Bede’s World.” Online site for the Museum of Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow,
a museum dedicated to the Venerable Bede. Bible Gateway. Read the King James Version or any of several modern ones here, including the Douay Rheims and Wycliffe New Testament. Also there is a full Greek and Hebrew Bible reference section here. < www.Biblegateway.com/versions
Churchill, Winston. Birth of Britain. This is the first volume of Churchill’s
four-volume tome, A History of the English Speaking Peoples. It is available
for just $5 as an e-book through Barnes and Noble. The British Library Online. Go to the “Learning Area” for interactive student activities and much, much more. www.bl.uk
British Broadcasting Company Interactive History. Great site developed by the
BBC for teachers and students. It has incredible online educational games and
other aids.
Bosworth and Toller. The University of Pennsylvania’s complete Anglo-Saxon dictionary.
Children of the Code. A website on alphabets, spelling, writing, and the history
of the efforts toward spelling reforms.
Canterbury Tales and Other Works, The. For all things Middle English—has audio
files so you can actually hear the Middle English spoken.
“Changes in Language Since Shakespeare’s Time.” Details on English shifts from
the 1600’s with examples from Shakespeare and the 1611 KJV.
Complete Works of William Shakespeare, The. A Shakespeare site operated by
The Tech, M.I.T.’s oldest newspaper.
Holy Bible, The. King James
Version of 1611. Internet Medieval Sourcebook. New York’s Fordham University online site for medieval history and literature. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1k.html
King Alfred’s Grammar Book. All about Old English—much more than just grammar. King James Version of the Bible. This is the King James Bible of 1611 but the spellings have been updated. http://etext.virginia.edu/kjv.browse.html “Language and Linguistics.” National Science Foundation. Hear audio clips of changes in English. www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/linguistics/paths.jsp
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature. Read full texts here plus articles
and essays about individual works of literature along with excellent summaries
of various authors’ lives. “Manuscript Evidence for Superior New Testament Reliability.” The chart in chapter 9 comparing the reliability of other ancient manuscripts with the New Testament came from this site. www.carm.org/questions/about-bible/manuscript-evidence-superior-new-testament-reliability
Norton Anthology of English Literature,
Most of it is online now along with annotations. This is an excellent resource!
Online Etymology Dictionary. A dictionary of word histories.
Shearer, Rob. A Walk Through History. This free, unique audio seminar
is a capsule-sized, one-hour overview of western civilization by one of the
publishers at Greenleaf Press, a publishing business and supplier of quality
books for children and young adults.
Tolkien Society Study Pack: Runes. This particular page is on Anglo Saxon runes
and the way in which J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy,
made use of runes in his books. Tolkien was an Anglo Saxon scholar and professor
at Oxford University and this site is rich and full of much more than just the
lesson on runes.
William Tyndale Gallery. This is my favorite site on Tyndale and his work.
The following links are to Amazon so you can read reviews or purchase.
Bobrick, Benson. Wide as the Waters, The Story of the English Bible and The
Revolution It Inspired. Simon and Schuster, New York, New York, 2001. A
rich, in-depth look at the people, politics and events that led up to the King
James Version of the Bible and beyond.
Childress, Diana. Chaucer’s England. Linnet Books, North Haven, Connecticut,
2000. A wonderful text! Great for middle school and above. It fleshes out the
era of Chaucer from the impact of the Black Plague to the political scene.
Daniell, David. William Tyndale, A Biography. Yale University Press,
1994. Daniell is a University of London scholar and chairman of the William
Tyndale Society.
Holy Bible, The. King James
Version facsimile reproduction of the 1611 first folio edition. Hendrickson
Publishers, Oct. 2003.
Lederer, Richard. The Miracle of Language. Pocket Books, Simon
and Schuster Inc., New York, NY, 1991. This book is entertaining and fun. It
is packed full of fascinating information on the English language and on specific
authors who have helped shape it.
McCrum, Robert, William Cran, and Robert MacNeil. The Story of English.
Viking Penguin, Inc. New York, 1986. The amazing tome upon which the PBS special
of the same name was based.
McDowell, Josh. The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict. Revised updated
edition, Thomas Nelson, 1999. McDowell covers evidence for accuracy of the Biblical
record as well as the claims of Christ. An excellent resource.
McGrath, Alister. In The Beginning. Anchor Books, division of Random
House, Inc., New York, 2001. A comprehensive study on the King James Bible,
how it came to be, and its impact on our faith and language.
Williams, Joseph M. Style, Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. Fifth Addition.
Addison-Wesley Educational Publisher Inc., 1997. This is the best book I’ve
ever seen on how to write clearly and effectively. It is concise and easy to
read but packed so dense with good advice one needs to read it again and again.
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