Bartleby.com: Great Books Online: "The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge." Note the "free of charge"! That's what makes this one of the first places to go for intellectual nourishment -- classic works of reference such as Bulfinch's Mythology (arguably the best source for stories about Greek and Roman gods and goddesses), Fowler's King's English, Columbia Encyclopedia and Oxford Shakespeare, verse collections by T.S. Eliot, Robert Graves, John Keats, W.B. Yeats and many other time-honored poets, fiction by H.G. Wells, Virginia Woolf, Scott Fitzgerald, G.K. Chesterton and other writers of that exalted rank, and non-fiction by everyone from Albert Einstein to Lytton Strachey. You get the full texts of all the featured works on screen, though you can buy the print-version of the books from Bartleby.com if you're an e-shopaholic. The presentation is neat and simple and you can click up the e-tome of your choice directly from the idiot-proof 'Reference', 'Verse', Fiction' and 'Nonfiction' selection boxes.

A Celebration of Women Writers: This is the most comprehensive guide to literary works by women writers around the world I've across on the Web so far (it's not gonna be the case for long, of course!). Aiming to "promote awareness of the breadth and variety of women's writing", ACWW features offerings of almost every imaginable literary and non-literary genre -- fiction, non-fiction, travel writing, theology, science, history and so on. There are links to "complete published books written by women" as well as click-ons to biographical and bibligraphical information. You can browse by "Author Name", "Century" or "Country" (yes, Malaysia is included) and the home page has plenty of other resource material links. High-brow lit-cats might 'meow' at the quality of some of the writings, but the whole idea is to feature "works from a range of areas to indicate the variety of interests of women writers".

eNature.com: Online field guides to more than 4,800 species of "amphibians, birds, butterflies, fishes, insects, mammals, reptiles, seashells, seahorse creatures, spiders, trees and wildflowers". And the offerings don't stop there; you also get a 'Sky Guide 200', an 'Advanced Bird Finder' (it helps you identify birds based on habitat, feather colour and body shape), 'Travel Tales', 'Habitat Guides' and 'Free eCards'. Each field guide comes with a splendid set of pictures and all the scientific information the average nature lover can assimilate. You can sign up as a member and get a newsletter e-mailed to you regularly or you can just bookmark the tasteful magazine-style home page and check for daily updates.

Fighting Cancer : Designed to help people make their "own choices and decisions" about "orthodox" and "alternative" cancer treatments, this site by Jonathan Chamberlain (author of the book Fighting Cancer - A Survival Guide) offers plenty of useful links to cancer resources and support sites for cancer patients. Chamberlain doesn't claim to have all the answers, or for that matter, all the right ones. But he seems to have done enough research into the subject to authoritatively point out misperceptions and open people's eyes to important things about cancer. The 'Advice', 'Readings from cancer literature', 'Cancer Treatment: Personal Stories' and 'Caring for someone with cancer' sections contain plenty of positive and sometimes inspirational thoughts. The home page may not look pretty but there's something pacific about the liberal use of white space.

Masters of Photography: The work of some of the world's most celebrated photographers is authoritatively documented at this mutedly designed site. The main page includes an A to Z listing of many big names, and each link contains 'Articles', 'Photographs' and 'Resources' sections. If the names featured don't ring a bell, you should click on 'Photographer Summaries' for some fast enlightenment, and an 'FAQ' section contains answers to regularly asked questions. Among the recent additions to the site is a new section on the controversial Robert Mapplethorpe and more photos by W. Eugene Smith.

Sue at The Field Museum: Unveiled recently at Chicago's Field Museum, Sue is reported to be "the largest, most complete best-preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex". Named after fossil hunter Sue Hendrickson who came across the bones in the badlands of South Dakota in 1990, Sue is huge as "her" vital statistics here reveal. The 'Image Gallery' has lots of pictures, and if you're interested to find out how Sue was prepared and mounted, just click on the relevant link. There's also an FAQ section, and a 'Facts, Theory, Speculation' clickable that deals with some serious dinosaur matters. The 'Just for Kids' part is also a cool addition.

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