Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Plausibility of Denial: Tim O'brien, My Lai, and America
The Progressive magazine article is reprinted here. It is an excellent examination of the Vietnam War in literature. (Published: December 1994)
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Tim O'brien Lesson Plans
For teaching the work of Tim O'Brien, this site features lesson plans, overviews, notes, and other resources to help young scholars reading The Things They Carried, Ambush, Going After Cacciato, If I Die in a Combat Zone, and so on.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Black Cat
This site contains interesting information about the mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe. In addition, the short story, The Black Cat, is analysed in terms of characters and themes
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Carnival Jangle by Alice Dunbar
Read the short story "A Carnival Jangle" by Alice Dunbar which is filled with carnival excitement and mysteries.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Cobweb by h.h. Munro
Read the mysterious short story "The Cobweb" by H.H. Munro, otherwise known as Saki.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Harmony by Ring Lardner
Read the full text of the short story "Harmony" by Ring Lardner that is both a baseball story and a mystery.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: When a Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Read the humorous novel "When a Man Marries" by mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Roanoke Voyages
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1984 to commemorate the voyages to Roanoke Island. Includes a short passage on Sir Walter Raleigh's commissioning of the famous expedition that represents the beginning of English life...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Contextual Story Clues
This lesson explains how to use contextual story clues to determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content. RL.11-12.4 Words/Context/Story, L.11-12.4a Words/Context
Library of Congress
Loc: Edgar Allen Poe Was Born Jan. 1809
A brief biography of Edgar Allen Poe's fascinating life is presented on this site from the Library of Congress. Illustrations and portraits enrich the four pages of information on this American author.
Other
Jc Online: Brincanda De Detetive
Short, illustrated children's detective stories collected by the well-known "Jornal do Comercio," a Brazilian periodical. Read the stories online and see if you can help Inspector Arruda solve the mysteries.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Agatha Christie
This site features the author Agatha Christie including a biography and the full text of two novels: The Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Secret Adversary.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
This site features the author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu including a biography and the full text of 9 novels and 13. He is called the father of the modern ghost story; his vampire story Carmilla influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: In the Penal Colony
This famous short story is explored in depth in this interesting site. This informative site helps to take the mystery out of the characters, the plot and theme.
Other
Authors and Creators Frederic Brown
This site, part of the Thrilling Detective Website, a personal site devoted to detective fiction, gives an overview of Frederic Brown's detective fiction from the point of view of a fan. The site includes an extensive list of works by...