This site focuses on Edgar Allan Poe's life and his short stories. It includes a link to a Poe biography and links to the full text of 53 of his short stories including the following: "The Black Cat," "The Tale Tell Heart," "The Fall of...

Novel Guide offers a biography on author Graham Greene including an analysis of his book, "The Power and the Glory."

Kids learn about Donald J. Sobol's biography on this site. Find out about the author of the Encyclopedia Brown series of children's books.

Read about the author of the Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling's, biography on this website.

This site focuses on Anthony Trollope and provides links to his biography, the full text of five novels, and one short story. The works include Barchester Towers, The Last Chronicle of Barset, and The Warden.

This site has a biography on V.S. Naipaul and gives information on his themes and writing form.

Biography of American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, including background on her personal life and important works.

Gives biographical information on famous writer, Edna Ferber. Discusses her early life, her career, and her works including "So Big" which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1924.

This site focuses on the author Aleksandr S. Pushkin including a link to Pushkin's biography and links to the full text of two of his short stories: "The Queen of Spades" and "The Shot".

On this website, students learn about Avi's biography. Learn all about the author of children's books such as the Crispin and Poppy Series.

This site focuses on Edgar Wallace, the author of popular detective and suspense stories and, in his time "the king" of the modern thriller. It features a link to Wallace's biography and links to the full text of two of his novels: The...

The author of "Eragon" and "Eldest" shares his thought on writing in these two essays. A link on the page also provides a biography.

Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.