Given Names. Encyclopedia of Genealogy. Refdesk.com. InfoMine. EBSCO Information Services. The WWW Virtual Library. Digital Librarian. American History Timeline: 1780-2010. RAND Corporation Research Services. The Online Books Page: Archives & Indexes. General -- Non-English Language -- Specialty There's a vast range of online literature beyond what we index individually on The Online Books Page.
Below we list some of the major sources and indexes of free online texts, in all languages, both general and specialized. General These are large, general-purpose collections with substantial English-language listings. For archives that mainly carry other languages, see the non-English languages archive listings. We break these out into categories: Large-scale repositories -- Significant indexes and search aids -- Significant smaller-scale archives Large-scale repositories These are big collections of texts, big enough to act as small library-like collections in their own right.
Significant indexes and search aids The sites below primarily provide search engines, indexes or useful link lists for finding online books. Significant smaller-scale archives Everything else we see worth listing that doesn't fit in more specialized categories. Liner Transatlantic Crossing Times 1833-1952. Note: Liverpool / New York. Source: data from P.J. Hugill (1993) World Trade since 1431, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, p.128. Stopford, M. (2009) Maritime Economics, Third Edition, London: Routledge.
The passenger liner era roughly lasted for about 100 years; from the mid 19th century up to the mid 20th century. Its evolution can be divided in four distinct phases: Introduction. The usage of ships for passengers is now restricted to cruise shipping, ferries and small scale passenger craft on archipelago countries (Indonesia, the Philippines, Greece, the Caribbean) or great river systems in developing countries (Chang Jiang, Huang He, Nile and Amazon). PressReader: Current News. Rpl2: Resources by Subjects. UVa Text Collection UVa Text Collection Search the University of Virginia’s collection of thousands of ebooks. Subject: Arts & Humanities–Literature–Online Texts ArmenianHouse.org ArmenianHouse.org A dynamic collection of documents relating to Armenian literature, history, religion, etc.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–Middle Eastern History; Arts And Humanities–Online Texts–Poetry; Arts And Humanities–Online Texts–Legends And Myths eReader Resources – ipl Special Collection eReader Resources – ipl Special Collection A place where you can explore the world of eReaders and eBooks. Subject: Arts & Humanities–Literature–Online Texts; Computers & Internet–Desktop & Electronic Publishing ibiblio ibiblio “Home to one of the largest ‘collections of collections’ on the Internet, ibiblio.org is a conservancy of freely available information, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies.”
Fiction: The EServer Collection Kwani? Kwani? Kwani? GenDisasters. Old Names of Diseases. UH - Digital History. Art cyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine. U.S. News BY State: A-M. U.S. News By State: N-Z. FreePint: Information Clearinghouse. HighBeam: Research, Articles, Journals.