English resources

Below is a list of online English resources that you may find useful.

Dictionaries

• Cambridge online dictionary
• Oxford Language Dictionaries
• Thesaurus Online – find synonyms for other words.

Famous Quotes

• Quotations by Author – search by author to find your favorite quotes by them.

Full Text Readers

• Project Guttenburg – free eBooks and ePubs for classic literature and text that are now outside of copyright. Texts include Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
• Shakespeare Online – full access to William Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets and more. Accompanied by thematic and critical theory examination.

Irish Literature

• Dublin Literary Award – annual creative writing award.
• Dublin City of Literature – news, events and projects about Irish writers and publications.
• Irish Writers Centre – courses, events and competitions for creative writing.
• International Literature Festival Dublin
• Poetry Ireland

Podcasts

• Joyce’s Dublin
• Mindful Heaney – readings of Seamus Heaney’s poetry with mindfulness and reflection.

Writing and Creative Writing Resources

• BBC Writer’s Room – news, activities and opportunities for creative writing.
• Script Library – BBC script library from well known and favorite television shows and films including Doctor Who and Great Expectations.