Guide to Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, including historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study with handouts, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, with transcripts,...

Resources regarding famous author Pearl Buck. Resources include a brief biography, articles relating to her life and works, video excerpts and films based on her works.

This website has everything you need to know about James Fenimore Cooper and is a good starting point for anyone doing research on this 19th-century author. Included are a detailed biography of him, literary comments about his writings,...

Great study guide for Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting activities, and thought-provoking writing...

This is a very brief biography on 19th century American author, William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878 CE).

This is a brief biography on children's literature author, Bill Martin (1916-2004 CE). It also links to other Bill Martin publications.

This site from The Literature Network contains a biography of Huxley (1608-1674 CE). Also contains a picture and links to information on his works.

This site focuses on Paul Laurence Dunbar including a biography that includes a poem in dialect "Negro Love Song" illustrating how well the author used this format. It also includes links to eight of his books.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features E. Lynn Harris, an American author, who in a series of novels drew on his personal familiarity with the gay community to chronicle the struggles faced by African-American men with sexual...

A personal site on Greek theatre with a brief biography of Sophocles, along with a short list of his works and summaries of each.

Learn about Mary Church Terrell, American social activist who was cofounder and first president of the National Association of Colored Women. She was an early civil rights advocate, an educator, an author, and a lecturer on woman...

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

Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE), an author widely acclaimed as one of America's greatest poets. Though she wrote nearly 2,000 poems, only a few were printed during her lifetime, and those...

The last chapter of biography of Muhammad in which the author attempts to draw some conclusions on the life of Muhammad.

Provides lots of information about the Victorian Age poet Matthew Arnold (1822-1888 CE). A biography of the poet, links to some of his poems, and links to other authors and key figures of the time period are provided here on the site.

A good resource for teachers needing information on children's author and conservationist, Thornton Burgess. This article provides a brief biography, a list of Burgess's awards and accomplishments, and a list of Burgess's published works.

Extensive information on the author, including biography, quotations and complete text of more than twenty works. Also has links to other resources.

This Wikipedia site provides information on Pliny the Elder, author of Naturalis Historia. Includes much biographical information and hyperlinked terms.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Paul and Virginia by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1892), a novel set on the island of Mauritius under French rule tells the story of two friends who fall in love. It...

Explore Canadian author M.G. Vassanji's own website where he has posted biographical information, insight on his books, and a list of articles analyzing his work. Vassanji is a two-time Giller Prize winner.

Contains a good biography of the author. Click on the book title for a complete copy of the book.

The fantasy author's official website includes biographical information, background on his books, maps of the fantasy worlds he creates, articles about his writing and more. Great place to begin any research about him.

A biography of Zeno, founder of Stoicism. Also discusses the theories of Stoicism. Included a nice set of quotes from Zeno, passed on through other ancient authors.

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