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Biographies
Has a searchable database of brief biographical information
Substantial articles on individuals who played a role in the formation of Canada and who died between 1000 and 1920.
Need a personal account of the Depression? Try this - an index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives.
Links for all kinds of biographies including sports personalities, famous adoptees, African-Americans, Canadian Olympians, Popes, noms de guerre /pseudonyms, women in history, Nobel Peace Prize winners and sub-headings for Artists & Architects, Authors, Entertainers, Musicians & Composers, Politicians & Rulers, Scientists & Inventors
Quotations
This long-lived and widely distributed collection of quotations can be searched by author or subject.
Online version of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable that contains definitions, origins and explanations of many famous phrases, allusions and figures, both historical and mythical.
Over 26,000 quotes from more than 3,100 authors. Search by subject or author. Also features quotes of the day, motivational quotes and random quotes
Quotations on almost any topic. You can also identify the author of your favourite quotes.
An online collection "of sourced quotations from notable people and creative works in every language". Categories include literary works, people, films, TV shows and themes.
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