Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page
The Digital Library provides links to the complete texts of a dozen of George Eliot's works.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library: Works of Samuel Butler
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of eight of Samuel Butler's works.
Caro Clarke
Writing Advice: Don't Get It Right the First Time
How much of your novel have you written? Do you keep starting it and never finishing it? Learn the answers to these questions in this novel-writing advice piece.
Caro Clarke
Not Stopping the Reader: How to Avoid Stumbling Blocks
This is the eighth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article looks at how the author can avoid creating stumbling blocks that disrupt the flow of the novel.
Caro Clarke
Explaining Too Much: Why More Is Less
This is the eleventh article in a series that is designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to eliminate needless information in your novel. The key is to not explain too much about the action.
Caro Clarke
The Art of the Unspoken: Saying More by Describing Less
This is the thirteenth article in a series that was developed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how good descriptions aren't necessarily connected with a lot of words, good descriptions are clean and to the point.
Caro Clarke
Historical Fiction: Who Rules?
This is the fifteenth article in a series designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on the genre of historical fiction and the role of the author. Is the author a researcher or a story-teller?
Caro Clarke
Rewriting
This is the 17th article in a series that helps the new fiction author with the final step--revision.
Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: Description: What's It For?
This is the twelfth article in a series that is designed to help the new novel writer. This article focuses on how to effectively use descriptions in any writing.
Caro Clarke
Writing Advice: Where to Start?
This writing tutorial focuses on helping the aspiring author find a good place to start on his or her fiction.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Hallam Succession by Amelia E. Barr
This is the complete text of the 19th-century British novel The Hallam Succession by Amelia E. Barr.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington
This is the complete text of the novel The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeve
This is the complete text of the novel Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. Reeve.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Cornelli" by Johanna Spyri
This is the complete text of the novel Cornelli by Johanna Spyri including a forward.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Corporal Cameron by Charlotte M. Yonge
This is the complete text of the novel Corporal Cameron by Charlotte M. Yonge.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Cost by David Graham Phillips
This is the complete text of the novel The Cost by David Graham Phillips.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau
This is the complete text of the novel The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Countess Kate by Charlotte M. Yonge
This is the complete text of the novel Countess Kate by Charlotte M. Yonge.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Country Doctor by Sarah Orne Jewett
This is the complete text of the novel A Country Doctor by Sarah Orne Jewett.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Country House by John Galsworthy
This is the complete text of the novel The Country House by John Galsworthy.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Cow Country by B. M. Bower
This is the complete text of the novel Cow-Country by B. M. Bower.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub
This is the complete text of the novel The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub including an introduction.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Cressy by Bret Harte
This is the complete text of the novel Cressy by Bret Harte.