- Welcome: A note from the Chair
- Courses
- Faculty Scholarship & Creative Work
- Graduate Studies Advising
- Independent Study Guidelines
- Prizes
- Sigma Tau Delta: Honor society
- Study Abroad
- Literature and Language Websites
- Why Our Students Study Literature
- Firethorne: The Gustavus Journal of Literary and Graphic Arts
- Faculty
Events
Alumni
Career Advice
Writing
Websites for Those Interested in Literature and Language
Reference
- Bartleby: Great Books Online
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Author Webliography
- RhymeZone: Rhyming Dictionary & Thesaurus
- The Wondering Minstrels: Poem Anthology
- New York Times Book Review
- Grammar Girl: Quick & Dirty Tricks for Better Writing
- The Archive of Endangered, Special, or Fun Words
- Banished Words List
- The Book of Clichés
- Common Errors in English
- Star Tribune Books
- Hypertext/Hypermedia Literary Journal
- Internet Anagram Server/I, Rearrangement Server
The Really Fun Stuff
- Text Twist (So many English majors are addicted to this game!)
- Shakespearean Insulter
- Dante's Inferno Test
- Online Magnetic Poetry
- The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
- English is Tough Stuff
- Etymologic: The Toughest Word Game on the Web
- A Choose Your Own Adventure Site
- Wikipedia list of english words without rhymes
"I like to be the best at what I do. I like to read and write, and I like to think. I want to be like the best of literature."
—Abby Travis
Baker Lawley
I teach a variety of courses, from FTS to American Literature to creative writing; my main area of interest…
