Oregon State University
Oregon State: Rousseau Time Line
Fairly detailed timeline of events in Rousseau's life. Includes personal information, education, and publication of major works.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: The Stranger by Albert Camus
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh: The Frog and the Rat
This site from the University of Pittsburgh provides the text only of the fable by de La Fontaine. Translated into English, but preserved in its original poetic structure.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Wardrobe" by Guy Maupassant
Read the full text of "The Wardrobe" by popular French author Guy de Maupassant on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Widow" by Guy De Maupassant
Some consider Guy de Maupassant the French Edgar Allan Poe. Read the full text of his short story "A Widow" on this site and see what you think!
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Cousin Bette: Reading Guide
Critical background information, as well as a biographical sketch and discussion questions are offered here by the publisher.
Other
Rhinoceros: Eugene Ionesco
Brief outline of the life and work of Eugene Ionesco, with a focus on his play, "Rhinoceros." Includes a page on "The Theatre of the Absurd."
Other
Art Bin: Good Morning, My Name Is Guillaume Appollinaire
Site features a detailed biography of the Polish-born poet who lived a life of wild partyingand even wilder poetry in early twentieth-century Paris.
Other
Zvi Har El: Jules Vern Collection
This collection includes a biography, a complete bibliography, pictures of Jules Verne stamps, scholarly articles, a chronology and a Jules Verne virtual library.
Other
The Custumer's Manifesto: Images of Mens Clothing
This website has images of men's and women's dress during 1650-1800.
Other
Zvi Har El's Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon
This site from the Zvi Har El's Jules Verne Collection provides the complete text of Jules Verne's novel "From the Earth to the Moon". This edition contains original illustrations from the 1865 edition.
Other
C. David Claudon: Commedia Dell'arte
Background information on the literary form utilized by Moliere and others. Contains links to other information.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Two Brothers by Honore De Balzac
Read the full text of "The Two Brothers" by Honore de Balzac, generally regarded as one of France's greatest fiction writers.
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia: Short Stories of the Tragedy and Comedy of Life
Maintained by the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Library, this site offers the full text of Guy de Maupassant's "Short Stories of the Tragedy and Comedy of Life" which includes 27 short stories. Also provided are...
Other
Zvi Har El: Journey to the Center of the Earth
This personal site from the Zvi Har El's Jules Verne Collection provides the complete text of Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth."
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Jean De La Fontaine
Biographical sketch from The New Advent with an emphasis on La Fontaine's spiritual life. Details his religious training, as well as his major literary works. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Magic Skin" by Honore De Balzac
This is the complete text of the novel "The Magic Skin" by Honore de Balzac.
Other
Homage to Jacques Prevert
Discover the poetry of Jacques Prevert. The site is sorted into categories and is accessible in English or French. Jacques Prevert strongly influenced Paris artists and the surrealist movement.
Other
Jean Baptiste Poquelin De Moliere
Short article on Moliere with a color illustration. Links to a page about Freyda Thomas, a modern translator of Moliere's works.