Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
This site focuses on William Makepeace Thackeray including a link to a Thackeray biography and a link to the full text of his satirical novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.
A&E Television
Biography: Sylvia Plath Biography
This is a biography of Sylvia Plath. It features information about her life and a video clip "Sylvia Plath - Marriage by Fate" video clip. It also offers links to other video clips about Plath.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography: Bruce Degen
Read this autobiography to learn about illustrator Bruce Degen. Links to an interview, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Patricia Polacco's Biography
Visit this website for a first-person biography on author Patricia Polacco. The site also includes the transcript of an interview with Polacco, a bibliography (with summaries) of her works, and a link to her official website.
Other
Harper Collins: e.b. White Author Information
This site provids a detailed biography of writer E.B. White.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Leo Tolstoy
This site focuses on Leo Tolstoy featuring links to his biography, and the full text of eight novels and one short story. These works include Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilych.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Henry David Thoreau
This site focuses on Henry David Thoreau and his nonfiction works. It includes links to a Thoreau biography and to the full text of four of his nonfiction works including On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Slavery in Massachusetts,...
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Advice for Young Writers: 10 Tips for Students in Writing Biographies
Children's author, Kathleen Krull, writer of many biographies, shares some tips for making biographies come alive. Perhaps her most interesting tips are to be nosy, and look for juicy details.
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: Authors
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Author Study: Book Cover Rubric
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an author study reproducible. A rubric is provided to help assess an author study project.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Agatha Christie
This site features the author Agatha Christie including a biography and the full text of two novels: The Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Secret Adversary.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: E. M. Forster
This site features the author E. M. Forster including a biography and the full text of four novels: Howards End, The Longest Journey, A Room With A View, and Where Angels Fear to Tread.
Other
Looking Glass Review: Author/illustrator Profiles: Vera B. Williams
A brief biography of the award-winning author and illustrator, Vera B. Williams.
Scholastic
Scholastic Interview: Biography Emily Arnold Mc Cully
This site provides a biography of McCully with links to an interview she did with Scholastic students. This resource also includes a booklist with synopses.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Judy Blume's Biography
Discover more about the life and work of Judy Blume with this resource. Students and teachers will gain a different perspective of this author after exploring this resource.
Other
Bucknell University: A Brief Biography of Kate Chopin
This site provides a "different" biography approach. Leans more to the literary points of the author's life.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Daniel Defoe
This site features the author Daniel Defoe including a biography and the full text of three novels: Dickory Cronke, Robinson Crusoe, and The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Fyodor Dostoevsky
This site features the author Fyodor Dostoevsky including a biography, the full text of five novels and the short story "The Christmas Tree and the Wedding". The novels include The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: George Eliot
This site features the author George Eliot including a biography and the full text of five novels: Adam Bede, Brother Jacob, The Lifted Veil, Middlemarch, and Silas Marner.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Aldous Huxley
This site features the author Aldous Huxley including a biography and the full text of two novels: Brave New World and Crome Yellow.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: John Keats
This site features the author Franz Kafka including a biography and the full text of the long poem Lamia.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Emile Gaboriau
This site features the author Emile Gaboriau including the full text of nine novels including The Mystery of Orcival, Other People's Money, and The Widow Lerouge.
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Classic Reader: Authors: John Galsworthy
This site features the author John Galsworthy including a biography and the full text of four novels including The Forsyte Saga and five dramas including The First and the Last and A Bit O' Love.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Grant Allen
This site features the author Grant Allen including the full text of 10 novels and the short story "Melissa's Tour."
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