Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Tech: Article on Alex Haley
This Washington Post article from The Tech on Alex Haley offers a personal glimpse into Haley's life as a writer and how his writing connected him to his family.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Quotes From Coleridge
This site features 79 quotations taken from Coleridge's writings.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Oxford Book of English Verse: Selected Shelley
Links to 13 poems written by Percy Shelley are offered at this site. It also has links to other 17th and 18th century writers.
Other
Hunter O'reilly: Abstract Artist and Geneticist
Galleries of artwork and information on the artist Hunter O'Reilly.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: Narrative of Sojourner Truth
A brief summary of The Narrative of Sojourner Truth. Also includes an on-line text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: The Fountainhead
A brief summary of The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Does not include an on-line text of the work but does provide links to informational websites.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: James Boswell
A brief biography on the life and times of James Boswell, lawyer, essayist and author of The Life of Samuel Johnson.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Samuel Johnson
An account of the life and times of Samuel Johnson. Includes a list of selected works by Samuel Johnson.
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.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Pierre and His Family, Or, a Story of the Waldenses
This ebook version of Grierson Miss.'s Pierre and his Family, or, A Story of the Waldenses has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Devil's Pool Vol. Xiii, Part 2
This reprint of the Harvard Classics edition includes biographical information, criticism and interpretation by Benjamin Wells and Matthew Arnold, as well as the text of "The Devil's Pool."
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to My Antonia [Pdf]
Ideas for post-reading activities, handy chapter summaries and a brief biography of Cather are some of the features of this four page .pdf document.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Louisa May Alcott
The complete text of many of Alcott's famous works, a brief biography and a portrait are offered here. The most unusual feature is the ability to annotate the works as you read. Great for notetaking, adding marginalia, raising questions,...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Vasco Da Gama
On this site learn about the biography and life of explorer Vasco da Gama. Learn how he was the first to sail from Europe to Asia around Africa.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Ferdinand Magellan
On this site, learn about the first explorer to sail around the world. This site contains the biography and life of explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Captain James Cook
Learn about how Captain James Cook discovered much of the South Pacific for England on this website.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Christopher Columbus
Learn about the biography and life of explorer Christopher Columbus on this site. Explore how he discovered the Americas for Spain.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Daniel Boone
This website describes the biography and life of American frontier explorer Daniel Boone. Learn how he explored Kentucky and the Cumberland Gap.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Sir Edmund Hillary
Explore the biography and life of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary on this website. Learn about the first man to climb Mount Everest.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Henry Hudson
The biography and life of explorer Henry Hudson can be found on this website. Read about how he explored North America searching for the Northwest Passage.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Hernan Cortes
Investigate the biography and life of Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernan Cortes. Read about how he conquered the Aztec Empire.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Sacagawea
On this site, learn about the biography and life of explorer and guide Sacagawea. Explore her life as a Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Spanish Conquistadors
Investigate the life of Spanish Conquistadors on this website.
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.