Research Guides: French Literature: Online Text Archives

Online Text Archives

ABU: La Bibliothèque Universelle.
ABU includes the texts of 288 French books by 101 major authors.
ARTFL Project (American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language).
ARTFL is a searchable resource of roughly 2000 texts, from classic works to a variety of non-fiction prose and technical writing. Genres include novels, verse, journalism, and correspondence from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Texts are in French.
Gallica.
This database from the Bibliotheque nationale (the French national library) inlcudes images and full-text sources related to French literature from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. The database is searchable by author, date, or time period. Both the website and the texts are in French.
Le Rayon Littéraire.
This site includes fictional and non-fictional works by lesser known French-language authors in the public domain. Bibliographical and biographical information is provided.
Voice of the Shuttle.
A structured, annotated online resource, Voice of the Shuttle is a gateway with links to primary and secondary sources on the web, in the field of humanities. From the main page, click on “Literature (Other than English)”. Resources are organized by country.