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	after the humble character of its namesake scrivener, Bartleby publishes the classics of literature, non fiction, and reference free of charge for the home, classroom, and desktop.
	Bibliomania has thousands of e-books, poems, articles, short stories and plays all of which are absolutely free. You can read the world's greatest fiction by authors such as Dickens and Joyce, Sherlock Holmes mysteries, all Shakespeare's plays
	Beginners Guide To Telescopes offers a beginners guide to telescopes and a links page which will direct you to lots of fantastic information about space travel, space, astronomy and astrophysics.
	Dictionary .com is a multi-source dictionary search service produced by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC, a leading provider of language reference products and services on the Internet.
	Encyclopedia .Com the Internet's premiere free encyclopaedia, provides users with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopaedia, Sixth Edition. Each article is enhanced with links to newspaper and magazine articles as well as pictures and maps.
	Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938—first as a popular radio quiz show, then starting in 1947 as an annual almanac, and since 1998 on the Internet.
	Intute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners.
	Live Homework Helps gives students practical knowledge and assistance from certified tutors online. With discussion groups such as Harry Potter on the curriculum, your children are going to enjoy learning.
	allows you to create your own personal homepage by adding and removing existing content windows. In addition, you can add your own bookmarks, weather information, and stock market tracker.
	The Free Library is an invaluable research tool and the fastest, easiest way to locate useful information on virtually any topic. Explore the site through a keyword search, or simply browse the enormous collection of literary classics.
	The Geordie Website Directory  offers Geordie orientated website links, web pages and video links that highlight the pride and passion of the people living in the north east England area of Geordieland.
	The Samurai Archives is run by enthusiasts, particularly postgraduate students, and contains a wealth of detailed information about samurais (the Japanese warrior class).
	The Tolkien Society's website is an excellent guide to the life and works of the author of the lord of the rings sagas, the books he wrote and books others have written about him
	Wikipedia is written by volunteers from all around the world. With rare exceptions, its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the Internet by  simply clicking the "edit this page link".