This digitization of the 1918 reference work "Wisconsin Authors and Their Works" contains a brief sketch of Ferber's life and an excerpt from Ferber's 1911 novel, "Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed."

Allan Stratton is an acclaimed Canadian author and playwright with a number of published works to his name. He also was an actor and performed at prominent theatres across Canada. After teaching theatre arts to young people, he wrote...

Here's an example of "What a 2 Dimensional Julia Set will look like using modern computers with their sophisticated graphical displays." Gaston Julia published his theories long before computers and as the site's author remarks, "What a...

A complete site from the Emory University on Emecheta. Includes a brief biography, an essay on her themes, a list of her works and links to other sites.

A review of Jean Toomer, an influential writer during the Harlem Renaissance. Presents a biography and a look at his contributions to short fiction.

This is an online study guide/notes for the non-fiction book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The book retraces the steps of...

This is an online study guide/notes for the novel A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

This is an online study guide/notes for the book Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

This is an online study guide for the novel Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. This book investigates the rise of the...

This is an online study guide/notes for the book Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. This nonfiction book describes the...

This site, created by a University of Buffalo math professor with a deep interest in African American and Caribbean writing, gives four poems by Walcott an audio of him speaking, and a biography and bibliography.

Middlebury College provides a sketch of Apuleius' life and an introductory discussion of his writing.

This is an online study guide/notes for the collection of short stories "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" by Flannery O'Connor including author information, literary elements, short story summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

An outstanding biography, full of detail. Great Research material!

This is an online study guide/notes for the memoir Farewell To Manzanar by Jeanne and James D. Houston including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The memoir...

This is an online study guide/notes for the non-fiction book Hiroshima by John Hersey including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The book tells the stories of six...

This is an online study guide/notes for the novel of The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. This is the story of the...

This site offers only a brief biography and a photo of Owen. What makes the site worthwhile is the number of full texts of Owen's poetry (e.g., "Strange Meeting" and "Futility")and an audio excerpt of a letter that Owen wrote to a friend.

An informative site for learning about the Walt Whitman and the other Transcendentalists. Includes links to biographical information, portraits of Whitman, selected works, and critical interpretations.

Biographical information with sample poetry and prose of Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistan's official "national poet" and a key voice in the creation of Pakistan. Poetry samples are in Urdu or Persian, with an introduction, translation and notes...

Features of this site include author biography, an interview with the author, a list of books written by this author and two games.

Author Joseph Bruchac gives a personal account of his childhood, family relations, and career. Features links to a booklist, an interview transcript, and the transcript from a discussion group.

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,...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Henry Dumas, an African-American author of poetry and fiction who wrote about the clash between black and white cultures.