The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu
- Annotated selection from the translated diary.
- http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/omori/court/murasaki.html

Murasaki Shikibu (Lady Murasaki)
- Short biography of the author of The Tale of Genji, which is considered by many to be the world's first novel.
- http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine9.html

Dolls in the Tale of Genji
- Illustrated essay with passages from the work, genealogical table, and links.
- http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/jshoaf/Jdolls/genji.htm