French Language and Literature

The Bibliothèque Nationale's fast-growing collection of digitized primary sources.

Francophone literature from sub-Saharan Africa, oral and written, from the end of the 18th century to Independence (circa 1960).

Francophone written and oral literature from the Indian Ocean, from the 18th century to Independence (circa 1960).

Collection of primary sources (texts, images and audio-visuals) pertaining to the cultural, social, economic and political history of the region.

Online library of all manuscripts containing the 13th-century poem Roman de la Rose. They currently have digital surrogates of more than 130 Roman de la Rose manuscripts, and the collection continues to grow. This is a joint project of the Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins University and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

The catalogue for the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Sponsored by the BnF; searchable directory of libraries and library collections; provides contact information and some brief collection descriptions; includes e-mail and URL.

WorldCat is a database of over 40 million books, periodicals, sound recordings, videos, musical scores, archival materials and much more, representing the collections of most libraries in North America and many in Europe.
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