Fantastic Fiction
Fantastic Fiction: Robert Silverberg: Detailed Bibliography and Awards
This site provides brief biographical information regarding Robert Silverberg and a chronological listing of his works. Click on the year to view information about that year. Includes brief descriptions of each work.
Fantastic Fiction
Fantastic Fiction: Stephen King: Detailed Bibliography and Awards
This bibliography includes not only Stephen King's novels and short stories, but chapter books, collections, nonfiction, anthologies containing his stories, awards and nominations, as well as secondary literature about his work. Click on...
Fantastic Fiction
Fantastic Fiction: Isaac Asimov: Detailed Bibliography and Awards
This comprehensive bibliography features cover scans of many of Asimov's (1920-1992 CE) hundreds of books. The titles are sorted by topical category and series, and chronologically within each group. Click on a year to view information...
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Freedom of Information: Ernest Hemingway
The whole FBI file on Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961 CE) as it was collected during Hemingway's lifetime, is available at this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Romance of the Line" by Bret Harte
The complete text of the story "A Romance of the Line" by Bret Harte. Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.
Other
Harlan Ellison Remembers Louis L'amour
Harlan Ellison's insightful recollection of his personal relationship with Louis L'Amour.
Other
Edgar Allan Poe's 200th Birthday Celebration: Poe Revealed
Understand more about Edgar Allan Poe via this brief biography.
Other
In the Art Bin: "Why I Live at the p.o." by Eudora Welty
This site, part of an online arts magazine called the Art Bin, provides an e-text of Welty's short story "Why I Live at the P.O."
Other
Poetry Lovers' Page: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
This collection of Poe's (1809-1849 CE) poems is accessible in an alphabetical listing. There is also a biography of Poe, with links to some of his other works.
Other
John Steinbeck (1902 1968)
Monterey County Historical Society website that provides information on John Steinbeck (1902-1968 CE), including biographical information and information on his writing.
Universal Teacher
Moore's Teacher Resources: Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer
A great site from the UK. Includes plot analysis, characters, thematic elements, and cultural analysis of the novel.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Sandburg's "Chicago Poems"
This website offers the complete online text of Carl Sandburg's "Chicago Poems." Each poem is available in a separate link. By clicking on "Contents" at the top of page, students can link to an index of titles and first lines from all...
C-SPAN
American Writers: Edith Wharton & the Gilded Age Writers
A good informational site on Edith Wharton. Includes general information about her life, works, and writings, including The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome. Also includes links to other sites.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Truman Capote
The creator of the "nonfiction novel," Truman Capote, who established his career as a Southern gothic writer, crossed the line between journalism and fiction. This biography provides his background and information about his writing and...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Norman Mailer
This site provides biographical information about American author, Norman Mailer.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Louis L Amour
Provides biographical information, extensive list of L'Amour's works and film adaptations, and a bibliography "for further reading."
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Nathanael West
Extensive information on West's works. Provides background information, thematic analysis, and critical reception of his works. Includes quotes, brief biographical information, and links to referenced subject pages.
Other
C Dickens Books: Slaughterhouse 5
A summary and commentary of "Slaughterhouse 5" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Discusses several of the characters and their presence in other of Vonnegut's novels.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "After a Shadow" by T. S. Arthur
This is the full text of the American short story "After a Shadow" by T. S. Arthur.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe.online: American Literature
Discover the world of American Literature when you visit this site. This resource offers lessons, units, genre studies and more.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Gary Soto
This site, part of the official site of the Academy of American Poets, provides an overview of Gary Soto's life and career.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Social Realism: Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser is featured as a realistic author who draws upon the social conditions and humanity in America in his writings. Click on "Theodore Dreiser Activities" for related materials.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Social Realism: Henry James
Henry James is the focus of this biography for his ability to write about how people deal with problems with attention drawn to Europeans versus Americans in the early twentieth century. See "Henry James Activities" for more resources.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Social Realism: Edith Wharton
Drawing attention to the role of women in marriages, social differences between Europeans and Americans, old money versus new, near the turn into the twentieth century we read about author Edith Wharton. Click "Edith Wharton Activities"...