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Author's Calendar: Hans Christian Andersen

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides you with biographical information on the life of Hans Christian Andersen.
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Author's Calendar: Francois Charles Mauriac

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the writing career of Francois Charles Mauriac along with a bibliography of his works.
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Author's Calendar: Upton Beall Sinclair

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography, selected publications, and a list of further reading.
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Author's Calendar: Denis Diderot

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry about the French philosopher and writer. Features biographical information, including Diderot's education, philosophy, and major literary works.
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Author's Calendar: Gabriela Mistral

For Students 9th - 10th
Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is profiled as well as her poems and work in education reform.
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Author's Calendar: Alexander Pope

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Pope is interspersed with exerpts from his works. This includes "The Rape of the Lock" and "An Essay on Criticism." Also gives some information on literary theory.
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Author's Calendar: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a detailed biography of Fitzgerald, plus a synopsis of "The Great Gatsby" and a good bibliography.
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Author's Calendar: Karen Blixen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information on Karen Blixen, including several quotes from her own writings.
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Author's Calendar: Graham Greene

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information about Graham Greene, and includes commentaries on some of his works.
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Author's Calendar: George Bernard Shaw

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed, concise biographical note about the Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). Covers his works and socialist politics. Features a selected bibliography of books by and about him.
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Author's Calendar: Cervantes

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative biography on the Spanish Renaissance playwright and author of "Don Quixote." Includes excerpts from several of his works.
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Author's Calendar: Alan (Stewart) Paton

For Students 9th - 10th
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: D(avid) H(erbert) Lawrence

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief, but informative, biography of Lawrence. It includes quotations and a bibliography of his works
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Author's Calendar: Marcus Aurelius

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Marcus Aurelius from the perspective of his writing career, rather than his work as an emperor. Uses his own words from "The Meditations" to provide insight into his character.
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Author's Calendar: John Milton

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of John Milton. Includes information on his famous epic poem, PARADISE LOST, as well as links to William Blake, Percy Shelley, Alexander Pope, John Keats, Lord Byron, and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Author's Calendar: Hermann Hesse

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on the German poet and novelist Herman Hesse (1877-1962).
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Author's Calendar: Chaim Potok

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life, career, and literature of Jewish author, Chaim Potok (1929-2002 CE). This essay overviews his upbringing, work, and famous writings. Included are overviews of "The Chosen" (1967) his first novel, as well as "My Name...
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Author's Calendar: Theodore Dreiser

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this biographical account of the tumultuous life of Theodore Dreiser, whose turn of the century novels were highly controversial for their harsh realities.
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Author's Calendar: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Nobel Prize winner, Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
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Author's Calendar: (Nelle) Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a detailed biography of Harper Lee, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." The biography includes numerous passages from the novel, and how the novel related to Lee's life and environment.
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Author's Calendar: (Johan) August Strindberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Swedish playwright, novelist, and short-story writer, August Strindberg. Explains how he combined in his works, psychology and naturalism, and later elements of mysticism. Includes quotations and links to...
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Author's Calendar: Miguel De Unamuno Y Jugo

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on the life of Miguel de Unamuno, accompanied by a bibliography of his works.
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Author's Calendar: Ken Elton Kesey

For Students 9th - 10th
A literary and professional biography of the writer of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Ken Kesey. Includes important and personal information about this significant author.
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Author's Calendar: Samuel

For Students 9th - 10th
A substantial biography on Samuel Beckett, with concentration on his contributions to absurdist theatre. Contains quotes, and links to further information.