C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: The Grapes of Wrath
A brief summary of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Does not include an on-line text of the work but does provide links to informational websites.
C-SPAN
C Span: American Authors 2: Jack Kerouac
Contains a biography of Jack Kerouac (1922-1969 CE), list of works, and links to additional information on the writer.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers 2: Ernest Hemingway
Contains a bibliography of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961 CE), list of works, and links to additional information.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Carson Mc Cullers
This site provides biographical information of American author, Carson McCullers.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Fredric Brown
This site includes a biography of the writer Fredric Brown. Included towards the end of the article is a list of his books. Good overall and very factual.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Ralph Ellison
This site offers a biography, bibliography, with quotes and reviews from "The Invisible Man."
Other
Uc Press: The Great Central Valley
This site, from the University of California Press, describes the book "The Great Central Valley," with text by Gerald Haslam and photos by Stephen Johnson and Robert Dawson. The description offers interesting information about the book...
New York University
O'connor, Flannery
This site, part of one on medicine and the humanities from New York University, provides links to discussions of four of O'Connor's stories. The discussions included summaries of and commentaries on the stories.
Other
Official Site of Gary Soto
This site provides a brief biography of author, Gary Soto, and includes links to his current works.
Other
The Literature Network: Upton Sinclair
Biographical details on Upton Sinclair, noted American muckraker, social activist, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize winning author who wrote The Jungle (1906).
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Manager of Madden's Hill" by Zane Grey
Text of a short story about baseball, "The Manager of Madden's Hill" by Zane Grey. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Other
Book Page Interview: Gary Soto
This site, part of the online version of the magazine BookPage, provides a 1998 interview with Gary Soto, in which he discusses the themes of some of his works, his background, and his use of different genres of writing.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Love of Life" by Jack London
Text of the short story "Love of Life" by Jack London. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Look at T'other Side" by T. S. Arthur
Text of the short story "Look at t'Other Side" by T. S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Legends of the Province House: Ii. Edward Randolph's Portrait"
Text of the short story "Legends of the Province House: II. Edward Randolph's Portrait" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Other
Creighton University: Lorrie Moore
A brief biographical sketch of Lorrie Moore as well as a summary of her educational career. Lists the works that Lorrie Moore has published and provides a link to an interview with her.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Text of the short story "Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Psyche's Art" by Louisa May Alcott
Text of the short story "Psyche's Art" by Louisa May Alcott. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Question of Possession" by Andy Adams
Text of the short story "A Question of Possession" by Andy Adams, an American author in the genre of western fiction. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Redheaded Outfield" by Zane Grey
Text of the short story "The Redheaded Outfield" by Zane Grey. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Rube" by Zane Grey
The text of the baseball story "The Rube" by Zane Grey, an American author of mainly western stories and novels. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Rube's Pennant" by Zane Grey
The text of the baseball story "The Rube's Pennant" by Zane Grey, an American author of mainly western stories and novels. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Rube's Waterloo" by Zane Grey
The text of the baseball story "The Rube's Waterloo" by Zane Grey, an American author of mainly western stories and novels. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Schoolmaster's Progress" by Caroline M. S. Kirkland
Text of the short story "The Schoolmaster's Progress" by Caroline M.S. Kirkland, an American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)