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Author's Calendar: Emile Zola
A fairly detailed biography of Emile Zola (1840-1902 CE), complete with a few excerpts from his works.
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Author's Calendar: Emily Dickinson
This biography of Emily Dickinson quotes three of her poems as illustrations.
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Author's Calendar: Elie Wiesel
A concise but good biography about Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor.
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Author's Calendar: Robert Penn Warren
This site offers a very lengthy biography, along with a bibliography. It also has excerpts of poetry from PROMISES AND THIRTY-SIX POEMS.
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The Kennedy Center: Biography of George Carlin
Explores the life and career of award winning comedian, television and film actor, and New York Times best selling author, George Carlin, who passed away on June 22, 2008.
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Author's Calendar: Thomas Carlyle
A brief biography of writer and historian Thomas Carlyle. Includes a list of his works and details his relationships with other important figures in Victorian literature and culture.
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Author's Calendar: Kuusankoski Public Library: Patrick White
This site from the Kuusankoski Public Library provides a good biography an Patrick White includes a list of his works.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Upton Sinclair
Brief biography of American writer and reformer Upton Sinclair.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: William Dean Howells
Brief biography of American fiction writer, editor, and critic William Dean Howells, including personal information and important works.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Henry James
Biography of American novelist Henry James, including family background and history of important works.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: James Baldwin
Brief biography of American novelist and playwright James Baldwin.
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Author's Calendar: Margaret Atwood
A lengthy biography and list of works by Atwood.
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Author's Calendar: Hans Christian Andersen
This page provides you with biographical information on the life of Hans Christian Andersen.
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Author's Calendar: Alan (Stewart) Paton
A biography of Paton which includes an excerpt from "Too Late the Phalarope" and information on his other works.
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Author's Calendar: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Biography of Nobel Prize winner, Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
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Author's Calendar: Phillip Larkin
As part of The Movement, Phillip Arthur Larkin was one of the poets who "addressed everyday British life in a plain, straightforward language." This is a short biography with a few quotes from his work and a selected bibliography.
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Author's Calendar: Toni Morrison
A detailed biography on the works of African American writer and 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Toni Morrison. Contains information on the themes and subject matters of her most famous books while also giving some information on...
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Author's Calendar: Tennessee Williams
This website provides a biography of Williams, with a list of his selected works and a bibliography. A good resource.
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Washington State University: American Authors: James Fenimore Cooper (1789 1851)
From this website, access the works of James Fenimore Cooper, an American writer known for his short stories, novels, and essays. Also contains good biographical information about the writer.
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Washington State University: American Authors: William Dean Howells
This site provides links to some of William Dean Howells works. Includes a picture and some biographical information.
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Author's Calendar: Heinrich Boll
A biography on the life of Heinrich Boll discusses many of his famous writings. Boll's works portrayed Germany after World War II with a deep moral vision and attacked the materialistic values of the post-war society. Also contains a...
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Mark Twain
Biography of American novelist Mark Twain, including information on his life, travels, and history of his work.
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Official Robert Munsch Website
Delightful place to visit! Read a biography, listen to some of his stories, read some of his unpublished works, and look at art and stories by students who have written to Robert Munsch.
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