Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Homer
Brief biography of Greek poet Homer with list of additional books to read.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This site features the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow including a biography and the full text of two epic poems Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Baroness Emmuska Orczy
This site focuses on the Hungarian-British novelist Baroness Emmuska Orczy including a link to her biography and links to the full text of four of her novels: El Dorado, The Elusive Pimpernel, The Old Man in the Corner, and The Scarlet...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Sax Rohmer
This site features the author Sax Rohmer including the full text of 11 novels such as The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Fire-Tongue, and The Quest of the Sacred Slipper.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
David Wiesner: The Origin of a Wordless Author
This site provides a concise and informative biography of David Weisner.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Karen Hesse's Biography
Find out more about the Newbery awardwinning author Karen Hesse when you explore this resource. Provides a biographical description, a booklist and an interview transcript.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Madeleine L'engle's Biography
A first-person biography of Newbery Award winning author Madeleine L'Engle. L'Engle discusses her childhood, her personal life, and her writing.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Susan Cooper's Biography
A brief biography of award winning author Susan Cooper. A link is also provided for Susan Cooper's booklist.
Other
Jane Austen Society of North America: About Jane Austen
A brief biography of British author, Jane Austen, with hyperlinks to her works and a chronology of her writing.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Jorge Luis Borges (1899 1986)
A detailed biography of Argentine author, Jorge Luis Borges, with insight into his life and works.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: George Eliot Middlemarch (Study Guide)
This site provides biographical information on the author, as well as facts about the novel's context, plot, and major themes, this study guide is an excellent tool for anyone studying George Eliot's novel, "Middlemarch." Also includes...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: The Importance of Being Earnest (Guide)
This site presents a study guide to Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest." Content includes a biography of the author, background information about the play, a synopsis, occuring themes, some sample questions, and more....
PBS
Pbs: Our Town by Thornton Wilder Teacher's Guide
Teacher's guide for the Masterpiece Theater film version of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town." Much of it can be used without the film, though. It includes a short biography of the author, a plot summary, a history of the play, class...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1866), a children's classic novel including a biography of the author.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York Mariner by Defoe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe (1866), a children's classic novel including a biography of the author.
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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer [Pdf]
This is an 11- page PDF about Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer's book about his experience climbing Mount Everest. It includes a short summary of the book, a biography about the author, book reviews, discussion questions, an interview with...
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Somaweb: Aldous Huxley: The Author & His Times
A rather detailed biography of the author that also sheds light on how his life affected his works. Helpful information.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Virgil
This biography of Virgil, author of the famous Roman epic The Aeneid, is complemented by selected quotes from his works and a detailed bibliography.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Carson Mc Cullers
This site provides biographical information of American author, Carson McCullers.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Nevil Shute
This site includes a selected bibliography of Shute's works and a short biography of this author best know for "On the Beach."
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Biography of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, including personal background and information on important works.
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Ralph Ellison
Brief biography of American author Ralph Ellison, including information on his most famous work, Invisible Man.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
This generous biographical note about the British novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and once the highest paid author in the world profiles his life and such novels as Of Human Bondage and The Razor's Edge.
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Biographical Information on Russell Hoban
This is a rather detailed biography, with links to further information about the books which are mentioned. More focused on his work as a whole than on the children's books he's written.
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