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Yahoo: Literary Fiction: Authors: http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/Literary_Fiction/authors/

Research an author and his or her books.
Yahoo: Literature Blogs: http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Weblogs/Literature/

A directory of literary blogs, including blogs written by authors and literary critics.

Study guides and perspectives

Course Materials, Including Study Guides to Various Works: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/guides_index.html

Background information and notes about various selections of science fiction and 18th and 19th European classics, love in the arts, Anglophone literature of India, Africa, and the Caribbean. By Professor Paul Brians of Washington State University.
English Study Guides from Calhoun High School: http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/guides.html

A collection of literature guides produced by high school students. Includes The Catcher in the Rye, Death of a Salesman, To Kill a Mockingbird, and several others. Provides background, character and themes information.
The Internet Public Library: Online Literary Criticism Collection: http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/

Contains over 1,000 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by literary period.
PAL: Perspectives in American Literature: http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/TABLE.HTML

Excellent source for information on authors by period of American history from the Colonial period to the present. Includes obituaries for some authors, introductory essays for each period (for example: early 19th century transcendentalism, the Harlem Renaissance) and bibliographies.
San Antonio College LitWeb: http://www.alamo.edu/sac/english/bailey/litindex.htm

Produced by the Department of English at San Antonio College, this website provides information about and links to sites regarding major literary figures. There are outlines based on particular areas, such as Mexican-American literature, Women's literature, British literature, and a Survey of World Literature.

Electronic texts

African American Women Writers of the 19th Century: http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/

A collection of more than 50 electronic texts, from the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Athena: Authors and Texts: http://un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/html/authors.html

A large collection of electronic texts including literature, philosophy, history, science and arts. Browsable by author.
Bartleby.com: http://www.bartleby.com

Complete texts of several encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other literary reference works, as well as the complete texts of dozens of classic works of fiction, verse, and nonfiction.
Bibliomania: Classic Fiction: http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/frameset.html

Provides complete text for over 40 classic works by the likes of Jane Austen, James Joyce, and George Eliot.
Electronic Text Center: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/collections/search/

Choose from the Modern English Collection (AD 1500-present), the Middle English Collection (written in Middle English language), and much more. From the University of Virginia.
Internet Archive: Text Archive: http://www.archive.org/details/texts

A collection of online versions of more than 16,000 texts, some of which are formatted for printing out.
Internet Classics Archive: Select Author: http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/

Full text of numerous Greco-Roman authors from Aeschylus and Cesear to Virgil and Xenophon.
MIMI: American Literature "e-texts": http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/amlit-mimi.html

Includes 18th and 19th century works such as Little Women, The Red Badge of Courage, and The Scarlet Letter.
The On-Line Books Page: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/

A large collection of links to complete books online. Allows searching by author or title and includes a subject directory based on Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Project Gutenberg: http://www.promo.net/pg/

An extensive collection of electronic texts searchable by author or title.
ReadPrint: http://www.readprint.com

Electronic versions of works of fiction and non-fiction that were published before the 1920s. Many famous authors' works are included. Each author's section is illustrated with an author photo, and books are available chapter-by-chapter.
Sally Anne: American Literature: http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/amlit-sallyanne.html

Electronic texts and some other resources for 20th century American writers.
Speak the Speech: http://www.speak-the-speech.org/

An online archive of podcasts of life Shakespeare performances.
UbuWeb: http://www.ubu.com/

An archive of concrete and visual poetry, with online texts, downloadable audio, and critical resources.
The Classic Text: Traditions and Interpretations: http://www.uwm.edu/Library/special/exhibits/clastext/clshome.htm

The result of an exhibition of over 130 books, prints and manuscripts of "the great standard classics, offering insight into the question of what becomes a classic, and why." Includes essays regarding particular works and their authors with lots of details regarding the story behind the book.

African American Women Writers of the 19th Century: http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/

A collection of more than 50 electronic texts, from the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
A Celebration of Women Writers: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/writers.html

Women writers throughout history - from 3000 B.C. to the 20th Century. Includes biographical and bibliographical information and links to related material.
VG / Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers and Artists of Color: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/

Women writers and artists of color from around the world. Search by name, birthplace or residence, racial or ethnic identity, or significant dates. Links to literature by Native American, Chicana/Latina, Asian American, Arab American, and African American writers. From the University of Minnesota.
Writing Black: http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/amlit-black.html

"Literature and History written by and on African Americans." Includes essays, links to complete texts, links to authors and works.

The Algonquin Round Table: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/algonquin_round_table.html

A brief history of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of sharp-witted, acerbic writers & critics in New York City in the 1910s and 1920s. Members included Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, Robert Benchley, and Harpo Marx. Provides links to other websites with information about the Round Table.
American Museum of Beat Art: http://www.beatmuseum.org/

A museum dedicated to the literary and visual artists of the Beat Generation. Brief essays about different Beat writers, each with information about the writer's life and work.
The Bloomsbury Group: http://therem.net/bloom.htm

Brief biographies of each of the members of the famous early twentieth century group of writers and artists, as well as bibliographies for each author, and sources for more information about the group and its members. Includes Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey.
Harlem Renaissance: http://www.levity.com/corduroy/harlem.htm

A brief introduction to the literary and artistic explosion that took place among African American poets and artists in Harlem during the early twentieth century. Includes information about Jean Toomer, Marcus Garvey, and Zora Neal Hurston.
The Modern Word: http://www.themodernword.com/

A collection of criticism and analysis of modern literature, focusing on experimental 20th Century literary authors. Interviews with authors, book reviews.

Internet Classics Archive: http://classics.mit.edu/

A searchable collection of over 400 classical Greek and Roman texts (in English translation) with user-provided commentary.
Myth Index: http://www.mythindex.com/

An index of Greek and Roman myths, including titles and epithets of the gods.
Theoi Greek Mythology: http://www.theoi.com/

Explore Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art.

English literature, by century

Brittania: King Arthur: http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html

Fairly academic resource for Arthurian information. Appropriate for upper level high school. Includes a timeline, historical maps, information on King Arthur's burial cross, etc.
Luminarium: Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485): http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/

Information on Geoffrey Chaucer, Margery Kempe, Sir Thomas Mallory, and many other Middle English authors and works. Includes essays and articles on the various works, biographical information on the authors, links to related sources and some complete texts. Includes audio clips.
Luminarium: 16th Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603): http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/

Criticial and biographical information about Sir Thomas More, Edmund Spenser, Sir Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and dozens of other English Renaissance authors and works. Includes essays and articles on the various works, biographical information, links to related sources, bibliographies and some complete texts. Provides audio clips.
Luminarium: English Literature: Early 17th Century (1603-1660): http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/

Information on Francis Bacon, John Donne, Ben Jonson, Sir Isaac Newton, John Milton, George Herbert and dozens of other 17th Century English authors and works. Includes biographical information, bibliographies, links to related sources and some complete texts.
Luminarium: English Literature: Restoration and 18th Century (1660-1785): http://www.luminarium.org/eightlit/

Samuel Pepys, Daniel Defoe, Lady Montagu, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, William Cowper, and many other Restoration-era authors are discussed at this site. Includes biographical information, bibliographies, links to related sources and some complete texts.
The Modern English Collection: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/modeng/modeng0.browse.html

Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, letters, newspapers, manuscripts and illustrations from 1500 to the present. Browse by author name or by subject category including African American (many slave narratives, poems, and letters), Native American and American Civil War.

Short stories

Classics: http://www.zine5.com/archive/classicshortstory.htm

A collection of short stories by the likes of O. Henry, Anton Chekhov, Oscar Wilde, Guy de Maupassant, and others.
Stories from the Thousand and One Nights: http://www.bartleby.com/16/

Forty-two stories from the classic Arabic collection. Included are Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves and `Ala-ed-Din and the Wonderful Lamp.

Sonnets and poetry

American Verse Project: http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/

The University of Michigan presents a searchable website that assembles an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920.
Bartleby.com: Verse: http://www.bartleby.com/verse/

A collection of more than 60 "classic" books of poetry & verse, in full text. The contents range from A Treasury of War Poetry to The Oxford Book of Ballads to books devoted to a particular poet.
Bibliomania: Poetry: http://www.bibliomania.com/0/2/frameset.html

Provides complete text for William Blake, Rupert Brooke, and some Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde.
e-poets.network: Library: http://www.e-poets.net/library/

A library of information about poetry in the aural tradition, including a history of the poetry slam.
The Eserver Poetry Collection: http://eserver.org/poetry/

A collection of poems by well-known poets, from Maya Angelou to William Wordsworth.
Haiku for People!: http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/

Examples of haikus by notable poets as well as many written by everyday folks. Discusses the how to write haiku poetry and has links to related sites. Very readable &emdash; not academic.
An Incomplete History of Slam: a Biography of an Evolving Poetry Movement: http://www.e-poets.net/library/slam/

Like it sounds, a history of poetry slam.
Internet Poetry Archive: http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/

Focuses on contemporary poets. Currently covers seven poets: Seamus Heaney, Czeslaw Milosz, Philip Levine, Robert Pinsky, Yuseff Komunyakaa, Margaret Walker, and Richard Wilbur. Includes biographical information, text of many works, audio clips, remarks by the poet, and photos.
Modern American Poetry: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets.htm

Detailed information about representative 20th and 21st century American poets, including Biographies, interviews, criticism (including critical discussion of individual poems, which is often hard to find on the web), and links to other useful websites.
Modern American Poetry: http://www.bartleby.com/104/

The full text of Modern American Poetry, an anthology edited by Louis Untermeyer. Contains over 130 poems from American masters such as Ezra Pound, Sara Teasdale, Stephen Vincent Benét, Emily Dickinson, and many others.
Modern British Poetry: http://www.bartleby.com/103/

The full text of Modern British Poetry, an anthology edited by Louis Untermeyer. Contains famous verse by Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, Yeats, Kipling, and many more poets.
The Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/poetry/

See webcasts of famous poets reading their work, find out about current poetry news and prizes, and read information on Charles Simic, the current Poet Laureate.
Poets.org: http://www.poets.org/

The Academy of American Poets provides detailed information about poets and poetry, including a database of biographies of poets, information about important schools of poetry, and a annotated bibliography of groundbreaking poetry books. The website also includes the full text of famous poems, essays and interviews, audio files from poetry readings, lectures and conferences, as well as resources for writers and educators
Poets' Corner: http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/

The most diverse collection of poetry on the Web, containing thousands of works by several hundred poets, both familiar and obscure.
Representative Poetry Online: http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/

Search by poem, poet, or era. Also included: a glossary and select criticism of poetry.
Slam FAQs: http://poetryslam.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=3&id=7&Itemid=25

Answers to frequently asked questions about poetry slam, from Poetry Slam Incorporated.
Sonnet Central: http://www.sonnets.org

English (including British, American, Irish, Australian, New Zealander) sonnets, criticism, commentary, a sonnet timeline, and links to other Web pages. Poems are listed by subject, author's name, and author's home country.
Voices and Visions Spotlights: http://www.learner.org/catalog/extras/vvspot/

Based on the PBS series, this website offers information on the lives and works of "13 of America's most famous modern poets": Elizabeth Bishop, Hart Crane, Emily Dickinson, T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Robert Lowell, Marianne Moore, Sylvia Plath, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams. Includes biographical information, a photo of each poet, some poems and links to related sites.

Poets

John Ashbery (1927- ): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/ashbery/ashbery.htm

A critical essay on the work of American poet John Ashbery, with analysis of specific poems and links to related sites.
Amiri Baraka (1934- ): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/baraka/baraka.htm

A biography, interviews, and critical views. With analysis of several specific poems.
Wm Blake's Life: http://www.vu.union.edu/~blake/life.html

Biographical information about the visionary poet, engraver, and painter William Blake.
Gwendolyn Brooks: 1917-2000: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/brooks.php

Includes a brief biography, a selected bibliography of Brooks' works, and a links to related pages.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/152

A biography of the 19th century poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a bibliography of her major writings, and links to other webpages about her work.
Robert Browning: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/182

A biography of the British poet and writer Robert Browning. Includes a bibliography of his major writings, and links to related sites.
George Gordon Byron: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/1562

A biography of the Romantic poet Lord Byron.
Ana Castillo (1953- ): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/castillo/castillo.htm

Critical analysis, a biography, and links to other pages about the American poet Ana Castillo. Includes critical discussion of specific poems.
Countee Cullen (1903-1946): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cullen/cullen.htm

Critical and biographical information about Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen, including critical analysis of individual poems.
e. e. cummings: 1894-1962: http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/eecummings/

cummings' biography, a list of his published books, and many of his poems.
Emily Dickinson: http://www.bartleby.com/113/

The complete poems of Emily Dickinson, the transcendental poet known as the Belle of Amherst.
Emily Dickinson: http://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/read_poem

Tips for reading her poetry. Published by the Emily Dickinson museum. Includes a biography, discussions of her writings, her town, and times.
H.D. (Hilda Doolittle): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hd/hd.htm

Critical and biographical information about the poet H.D., with analsysis of several specific poems.
Rita Dove: b. 1952: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/dove_rita.html

A biography of the former United States Poet Laureate, together with a sample of her poetry, a list of her published works, and critical analysis of some of her books.
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/dunbar/dunbar.htm

Information about the life and work of influential American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Ralph Waldo Emerson: http://www.transcendentalists.com/1emerson.html

Full text online of Ralph Waldo Emerson poems.
Robert Frost: http://www.bartleby.com/people/Frost-Ro.html

Includes indices of titles and first lines.
Robert Frost (1874-1963): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/frost/frost.htm

Critical and biographical information about Robert Frost, with analsysis of several specific poems.
Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/ginsberg/ginsberg.htm

Critical and biographical information about Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, with analysis of several specific poems and links to other websites about his work.
Nikki Giovanni: b. 1943: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/giovanni_nikki.html

Includes a brief biography, a selected bibliography of Giovanni's works and a few links to related pages. From VG: Voices from the Gaps, a website devoted to women writers and artists of color.
Nikki Grimes: The Poetry Zone: http://www.nikkigrimes.com/

Website of poet and novelist Nikki Grimes, with a biography of the author, teaching guides to many of her books, and much more!
Seamus Heaney: http://www.ibiblio.org/dykki/poetry/heaney.php

Text of several poems, biography, bibliography, and photo.
Langston Hughes (1902-1967): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hughes/hughes.htm

Biographical and critical information about the most famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance, with analysis of several specific poems and links to other websites about Hughes' life and work.
Pablo Neruda: Biography: http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/1971/neruda-bio.html

A biography of the Chilean poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.
Naomi Shahib Nye: b. 1952: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/nye_naomi_shihab.html

Includes a brief biography, a selected bibliography of Nye's works and a few links to related pages.
: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/parker/parker.htm

Critical analysis of Dorothy Parker's work as a poet, including analysis of several specific poems. Also includes links to other websites about Parker's life and work.
Robert Pinsky: http://www.ibiblio.org/dykki/poetry/pinsky.php

A collection of the poetry of Robert Pinsky, former United States Poet Laureate. Includes a photo.
Sylvia Plath: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/11

Information about the life and work of American poet Sylvia Plath.
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/plath/plath.htm

Critical discussion of individual poems by the American poet Sylvia Plath, an interview with the author, and links to other websites about her life and work.
A Complete Collection of Poems by Edgar Allen Poe: http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/poe/poe_ind.html

Find famous and infamous poems by Poe in full text online. Searchable or browsable site.
Selected Poetry of William Shakespeare: http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/295.html

Shakespeare's sonnets and other poetry in full text online. From the Department of English at the University of Toronto.
Ntozake Shange: b. 1948: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/shange_ntozake.html

Biographical and critical information about poet, playwright, and novelist Ntozake Shange.
More Than Has Ever Been Found: Poems by William Stafford: http://www.newsfromnowhere.com/stafford/stafford00.html

The full text of seventeen of Oregon poet William Stafford's poems.
William Stafford: 1914-1994: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/s_z/stafford/stafford.htm

A biography of Stafford and some interviews of him, the texts of some of his poems, and links to other sites about Stafford.
Alfred Tennyson: http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/tennyson/tennyov.html

Biography, themes, characterizations, symbolism, genre, text of poems, and more.
Dylan Thomas: http://www.internal.org/list_poems.phtml?authorID=6

Poems, links to related sites, photographs.
Walt Whitman's: Leaves Of Grass: http://www.bibliomania.com/0/2/84/135/frameset.html

Full text of Whitman's controversial collection of poems.
Walt Whitman (1819-1892): http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/s_z/whitman/whitman.htm

Critical analysis of some of American Walt Whitman's poems, a critical overview of his writing, and links to other websites discussing his life and work.
William Butler Yeats: http://www.bartleby.com/people/Yeats-Wi.html

Text of the poems published in Yeats' collections The Wind Among the Reeds, Responsibilities, and The Wild Swans at Coole.

By author

A selected list of notable authors. Alphabetical by last name.

Sherman Alexie: 1966-: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/alexie/alexie.htm

Interviews, critical essays, illustrations of the covers of his books, and more.
Julia Alvarez: b. 1950: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/alvarezJulia.php

The life and works of the author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, and links to other pages about her.
Maya Angelou: b. 1928: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/angelouMaya.php

A short biography of the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and a list of her published works of autobiography, drama, poetry, and essays.
Jane Austen Information Page: http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/janeinfo.html

(Be sure to scroll down on first screen) Includes e-texts of Austen's works as well as biographical information, essays, and articles.
Charlotte Brontë: An Overview: http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/bronte/cbronte/bronteov.html

A collection of information on Charlotte Brontë including a biography, works, themes, characterization, and imagery. From the Victorian Web.
Emily Brontë: http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/bronte/ebronte/index.html

A collection of information on Emily Brontë including a biography, works, themes, characterization, and imagery. From the Victorian Web.
Octavia Estelle Butler: 1947-2006: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/butlerOctavia.php

Includes a brief biography, a selected bibliography of Butlers' works and links to related pages.
Albert Camus (1913-1960): http://www.levity.com/corduroy/camus.htm

Information about the Nobel prize winning author. Timeline, articles, essays, reviews.
Carver: The Raymond Carver Web Site: http://www.whitman.edu/english/carver/carver.cgi

Includes a good Raymond Carver biography, a timeline of his life, publication dates of his works, photos, and various quotations.
Willa Cather: http://www.gustavus.edu/oncampus/academics/english/cather/

Information about Cather's novels and other works, a brief biography, photos, a timeline of her life, a copy of her high school graduation speech, and other information.
Sandra Cisneros: b. 1954: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/cisnerosSandra.php

Includes a brief biography, a selected bibliography of Cisneros' works and links to related pages.
Joseph Conrad Pages: http://www.stfrancis.edu/en/student/kurtzweb/conrad.htm

Information on Conrad's life, links to the full text of many of his works, and analysis of his novel Heart of Darkness.
Jennifer Donnelly: http://www.jenniferdonnelly.com/

The official website of the author of A Northern Light, with an author biography, interviews, a reader's guide, and photo album.
Ralph Ellison (1914-1994): http://www.levity.com/corduroy/ellison.htm

Brief biography of the author of Invisible Man and a list of links to other sites about his life and works.
Ralph Waldo Emerson: http://www.transcendentalists.com/1emerson.html

A very thorough website which includes biographical info, a bibliography of Emerson's works, e-texts of many of his writings, photos, critical analysis (fairly academic), related links.
Nancy Farmer: http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-farmer-nancy.asp

A brief biography of the author, with information about her books including The Sea of Trolls and The House of Scorpions.
William Faulkner: American Writer 1897-1962: http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/faulkner.html

Complete website that includes biographical information, commentary, trivia, and text of many of Faulkner's works.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary: http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/

A website created by University of South Carolina to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fitzgerald's birth. Includes essays about Fitzgerald's life and work, bibliographies, a brief biography, some quick facts about Fitzgerald, online versions of some of his stories, and much more. The section "The Fitzgerald Collection" has images of books and other items owned by Fitzgerald, and pictures of the front covers of his books.
Paul Fleishman's Official Web site: http://www.paulfleishman.net/

Lots of information! Includes a short biography, answers to questions people frequently ask Fleishman, brief descriptions of each of his books, and excerpts from Breakout, Seek, Seedfolks, and Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices.
K L Going: http://www.klgoing.com/index2.html

K.L. Going's official Web site, with information about her book Fat Kid Rules the World, an author biography, and book reviews.
SparksFlyUp.com: The Internet Home of John Green: http://www.sparksflyup.com/

The official website of the author of Looking for Alaska, featuring a bibliography and biographical information about the author.
Lorainne Hansberry: 1930-1965: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/hansberryLorraine.php

Information about Hansberry's famous play A Raisin in the Sun (later made into a movie), and links to other sites about her life and work.
Thomas Hardy: http://pages.ripco.net/~mws/hardy.html
E-texts, biography, bibliography and links to related sites.
Hemingway Resource Center: http://www.lostgeneration.com/hrc.htm

Very thorough with lots of links to other resources. Biographical information, essays by and about Hemingway and his works, and photographs.
S.E. Hinton.com: http://www.sehinton.com/

Hinton's official Web site, with a biography and information about each of her books.
Zora Neale Hurston: 1891-1960: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/hurstonZora.php

Includes a biography and criticism, a bibliography of Hurston's works, and links to other websites about Hurston.
Aldous Huxley: http://somaweb.org/

A biography, list of Huxley's works, interviews, links to related sites.
Franz Kafka (1883-1924): http://www.levity.com/corduroy/kafka.htm

Information about Kafka's life, and critical analysis of some of his novels, including The Castle and The Trial.
Learning About M.E. Kerr: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/kerr.html

A biography of Kerr, a bibliography, reviews, critiques, and commentaries on her books.
Maxine Hong Kingston: b. 1940: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/kingstonMaxine.php

Information about the author of Woman Warrior, China Men, and Tripmaster Monkey. Includes a short biography and critical analysis of Kingston's writing.
The Official Gordon Korman Web Site: http://www.gordonkorman.com/

More information about the author of Son of the Mob, including an author biography, frequently asked questions, a schedule of author appearances, a bibliography, an excerpts from some of Korman's books.
Milan Kundera (1929- ): http://www.levity.com/corduroy/kundera.htm

A short biography of the Czech author, famous for his novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, with links to other websites about him and his works.
Harper Lee: http://www.notesinthemargin.org/fiction_notes/lee_harper/

A critical analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as biographical information about Harper Lee. From Notes in the Margins.
Author Profile: Harper Lee: http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-lee-harper.asp

A biography of Lee, and information about some of her writing.
Author Profile: Ursula K. Le Guin: http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-leguin-ursula.asp

A biography of the author of the Earthsea series and The Left Hand of Darkness, from teenreads.com
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929- ): http://www.levity.com/corduroy/leguin.htm

Links to biographies of Le Guin, bibiliographies of her published works, and essays on her novels and other writings.
The Jack London Collection: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/

The definitive website for London information -- a bit scholarly, but extremely useful. Biography, some full texts of his works, critical essays, etc.
Author Profile: Graham McNamee: http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-mcnamee-graham.asp

A brief biography of the author of Acceleration, with a link to a brief analysis of the book.
Ben Mikaelsen: http://www.benmikaelsen.com/

Information about the author of Touching Spirit Bear, and about his bear, Buffy.
Toni Morrison: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/morrison_toni.php

Includes a brief biography, a selected bibliography of Morisson's works and links to related pages.
Beverley Naidoo: http://www.beverleynaidoo.com/index2.html

The website of the author of The Other Side of Truth and Joruney to Jo'burg.
George Orwell: http://www.levity.com/corduroy/orwell.htm

A very brief biography of George Orwell.
The Political Writings of George Orwell: http://www.resort.com/~prime8/Orwell/

A collection of Orwell's essays, newspaper articles, letters and editorials.
Thomas Paine National Historical Association: http://www.thomaspaine.org/

The archive provides some of the Thomas Paine works including Common Sense and The Rights of Man. Crisis papers, African slavery in America and more are also available here.
Author Profile: Christopher Paolini: http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-paolini-christopher.asp

An interview with the author of Eragon, a brief biography, book reviews, and two essays by Paolini about writing.
Linda Sue Park: http://www.lindasuepark.com/

The website of the author of the Newberry Award winning A Single Shard. Includes a biography of Park, information about each of her books, and lists of her favorite things to read.
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967): http://www.levity.com/corduroy/parker.htm

A brief biography of the famous American poet and short story writer, with a bibliography of her work and links to other websites about her.
Newberry-Winning Author Richard Peck: http://www.tallmania.com/peck.html

Quotes from Richard Peck, as well as information about his life, his books, and links to other websites about him.
Edgar Allen Poe: http://www.poedecoder.com/Qrisse/

Great website for biographical information as well as critical essays and information regarding several of Poe's major works through the "Poe Decoder." Many provide summary, setting, characters.
Chaim Potok: http://www.lasierra.edu/~ballen/potok/

Biographical information, synopses and critical information regarding most works, interviews, FAQs.
Salman Rushdie (1947- ): http://www.levity.com/corduroy/rushdie.htm

A brief biography of the author of The Satanic Verses and many other books, and links to webpages about his work.
Author Profile: Sara Ryan: http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-ryan-sara.asp

A brief biography and interview with the author of Empress of the World and Rules for Hearts.
Salinger.org: http://www.salinger.org/

A Salinger wiki! Lists Salinger's stories, his characters and where they appear, and explains information on his "underpublished" works, as well as providing biographical information. A timeline on the main page shows events from the authors life in the current month.
Alex Sanchez: http://www.alexsanchez.com/

The website for author Alex Sanchez, including a bibliograhy, information about Sanchez's life, a list of books he recommends, and resources for gay and questioning teens.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html

M.I.T.-sponsored website offers the full text of the complete works of Shakespeare (tragedies, histories, comedies, poetry). It includes the ability to search the texts using keywords.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet: http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

An annotated index to Shakespeare-related sites on the Internet. Considered a resource for scholars of Shakespeare, many of the links tend to be rather academic; however, this website is so comprehensive and huge, that there are many links which would be worthwhile for high school students. There are links to critical essays on specific works, information on Shakespeare's life and times, a chronological listing of all his works and electronic texts.
Assata Olugbala Shakur: b. 1947: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/shakur_assata.php

Biographical and critical information about revolutionary and poet Assata Shakur, especially focusing on her memoir Assata Shakur: An Autobiography.
Ntozake Shange: b. 1948: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/shange_ntozake.php

Biographical and critical information about poet, playwright, and novelist Ntozake Shange.
Sister Souljah: b. 1964: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/souljah_sister.php

Biographical and critical information about the writer, activist and hip hop artist Sister Souljah, with links to other useful pages about her work.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Chronology and Resource Site: http://www.rc.umd.edu/reference/chronologies/mschronology/mws.html

A detailed chronology of Shelley's life, historical reviews of Frankenstein and The Last Man, a bibliography and links to other websites about Shelley and her work.
Roland Smith: http://www.rolandsmith.com/

Personal website for the author of Zach's Lie, including Smith's biography, pictures, lists of his books and awards, and why he became a writer.
Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies: http://www.steinbeck.sjsu.edu/home/

Includes a brief biography, a chronology of Steinbeck's life, a list of his homes (with pictures), and a bibliography with summaries of many of his works.
Amy Tan: b. 1952: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/tanAmy.php

A brief biography of Tan, and critical analysis of her most famous book, The Joy Luck Club.
Henry David Thoreau: 1817-1862: http://ecotopia.org/ehof/thoreau/

Includes a good biography and bibliography with some links to the complete texts of many of Thoreau's works. From the Ecology Hall of Fame.
The Tolkien Society: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/biography.html

A biographical sketch and extensive bibiographic information of books by and about J. R. R. Tolkien.
Mark Twain in His Times: http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/

An interpretive archive for readers, scholars, students and teachers. Includes texts, reviews, biographical information, images and links to related sites.
Vonnegut Web: http://www.vonnegutweb.com/

Summary of many of Vonnegut's works and commentary from Contemporary Authors. Includes a biography.
Alice Walker: http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/alicew/

Bibliographic information, interviews, links to related sites, essays, criticism, exerpts.
Ida B. Wells: 1862-1931: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/wellsIda.php

Biographical and critical information about the groundbreaking journalist Ida B. Wells.
Tim Wynne-Jones: http://www.timwynne-jones.com/

A biography of the author of Rex Zero and a bibliography of his writing.

By novel

A selected list of noteworthy novels. Alphabetical by title.

Catch-22: http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/catch22.html

A study guide for Joseph Heller's classic novel. Examines the novel's themes of confusion, greed, and guilt.
Grapes of Wrath: http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/grapesofwrath/

A short essay on the creation of John Steinbeck's epic novel. Audio and video links.
Huckleberry Finn: http://classiclit.about.com/od/huckleberryfinn/

Study guides to Mark Twain's work, including audio, related writings, and why it has been banned.
The Illiad: http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/iliad.html

Read the full text of this famous Greek epic poem, attributed to Homer, describing the siege of Troy.
Julius Caesar: http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/caesar/

Paraphrases each act of the play by William Shakespeare. Intended as a supplement to the original work.
The Odyssey: http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/

Both short and detailed versions of Homer's epic poem from Greek mythology. Includes cultural and historical background information.
The Odyssey: http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.html

Read the full text of The Odyssey online.
Oedipus the King: http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/oedipus.html

Read the full text of Oedipus the King by Sophocles.
Pride and Prejudice: http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html

Online text of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Learn more about the novel, its characters, and the themes of education, marriage, and the status of women.
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/Twa2Pud.html

This novel is one of Mark Twain's most thorough examinations of slavery and racial prejudice. This website provides texts, historical contexts, criticism, legacies, and autobiographical resources.

High school literature

Study guides and perspectives

Electronic texts

By category or time period

Women and African-American authors

Twentieth century

Classical Greek and Roman

English literature, by century

Short stories

Sonnets and poetry

Poets

By author

By novel

Research