A comprehensive and scholarly site that just about covers everything to do with English Literature with nice features on historical authors.

A modest site that provides a very English timeline (from an American author) spanning from 2000BC to 1960AD. The timeline provides links to important literary works as well as authors.

A very useful site that covers the American timeline spanning from pre-1650AD to 1920AD. Against each major work of literature some commentary is provided about the political and social events that were happening at the time.