Modern Languages Research Guide: Websites - French

This guide is a list of scholarly resources in French Studies. Intended primarily for librarians; it may be useful to scholars in this field. It is curated and managed by members of the European Studies Section (ESS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries

This site provides electronic texts in French. There are catalogs by author and title to browse through.

About 500 electronic texts published before 1994.

Find French quotations by authors or on a keyword.

This is a good site to look for literary criticism.

Digital library of the National Library of France and its partners. In French.

Based at the University of Michigan Library, contributors to this project are creating an online version of the Encyclopedia translated into English, with links to the original French versions.

Littérature francophone virtuelle.

Primary documents from France showing French history.

This French Connection site focuses on information on French culture.

This site gives extensive information on the geography and culture of France. Information on other French speaking countries can be found at this site as well.

Tool to improve listening, speaking skills, vocabulary and pronunciation by turning spoken French into text.

Features a host of online texts related to the history of the French language, including links to other reliable sources on similar topics.

Free tutorials in French. Includes flashcards and MP3s as well as more traditional materials.

Easy to use site with brief clear descriptions and examples.