French and Francophone Resources: Dictionaries

The ninth edition of this magnum opus by the Académie française, the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language.

French dictionaries of the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, from the ARTFL project at the University of Chicago. Robert, Paul, Josette Rey-Debove, and Alain Rey. Le Nouveau Petit Robert: Dictionnaire Alphabétique Et Analogique De La Langue Française, Nouvelle Édition Du Petit Robert De Paul Robert. Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert, 2001. Lockwood Reference PC2625 .R554 2001

Two million pages of online text and images in "Images et textes du XIXe siècle francophone" (http://gallica.bnf.fr/) . Includes the full text versions of many 19th century works.

Produced by the French studies Department at The University of Western Australia, this site gives an overview of African women writing in French. Offers excepts from novels, short stories, plays and poetry.