Literature

Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.

Ezra Pound

It doesn't really matter whether you know much about literature or not, you will love this category. Offerings from 17^th century writers to authors of the 20^th century, this is the most complete Web directory of literature you will find. Enjoy!

Seventeenth Century and Before

Aphra Behn Page

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/r_nestvold/

This site is dedicated to the first professional woman writer in the English language. A prolific playwright of the seventeenth century (second only to John Dryden in the Restoration), Aphra Behn is known largely for her prose. This site has links to information about Aphra Behn and other women writers.

English Literature Renaissance & 17^th Century

http://humanitas.ucsb.edu/shuttle/eng-ren.html

Provides a wealth of knowledge through links, articles, and essays on literature of the 17th century. Includes an index, database, and many other features. This is a great site for online research.

Geoffrey Chaucer

http://www.alchemyweb.com/~alchemy/englit/medlit/chaucer.htm

Provides a biography, bibliography, and essays on fifteenth century author Geoffrey Chaucer. Includes quotes and analysis of Chaucer works such as The Canterbury Tales. Also includes links to other Chaucer sites.

John Donne

http://www.alchemyweb.com/~alchemy/englit/sevenlit/donne/index.html

This site provides information on the life and work of late sixteenth century early seventeenth century British poet John Donne. Includes a biography, bibliography, and poetry.

Miguel de Cervantes

http://csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/

A project of the Cervantes International Bibliography Online an Anuario Bibliográfico Cervantino, this site is dedicated to solve the "problem of currency, thoroughness, and accessibility, which now hampers research on Cervantes." Includes a great amount of information on Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote. There is a record of the books, articles, dissertations, reviews, and other points of interest included here to this end.

Shakespeare Web

http://www.shakespeare.com/

This is the site for anyone interested in the plays and writing of William Shakespeare. Includes a listing of festivals and troupes, along with a Web search index for Shakespeare. Provides a feature called "Today in Shakespeare History" and many other related services.

Thomas Middleton

http://www.med.virginia.edu/~ecc4g/middhome.html

Provides information about late sixteenth century/early seventeenth century playwright Thomas Middleton. Includes a biography, bibliographical information, and historical perspective of Middleton's work.

Victorian Literature Overview

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/litov.html

This site is dedicated to the study of the Victorian literature canon. Includes a list of authors such as Robert Browning, Charles Dickens, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and many others. Provides an explanation of the concept of a literary canon and a timeline of Victorian literature. Also includes literary techniques, genres, models and convergences.

William Shakespeare: Search the Complete Plays Online

http://www.gh.cs.usyd.edu.au/~matty/Shakespeare/index.html

Provides a search index of the complete plays of William Shakespeare. Includes the capability to search by tragedy, comedy, or history. This is a great site for anyone who is a fan of Shakespeare.

Women Writers of the Middle Ages

http://www.millersv.edu/~english/homepage/duncan/medfem/medfem.html

Provides essays, pictures, and related articles on writers such as Margery Kempt, Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of Siena, and others. Includes links to many other online related sites. This site is very academically orientated and is recommended to those doing research on writers of the period.

Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century

Alfred Jarry

http://www-wane.scri.fsu.edu/~dmorris/jarry.html

Provides a bibliography, biography, and background of French Absurdist playwright Alfred Jarry. Includes links to other literature and Jarry related sites.

Anna Laetitia Aikin Barbauld

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/mmbt/www/women/barbauld/bal-biography.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, and selections of work by late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century British poet and essayist Anna Laeitia Aikin Barbauld. Site includes a detailed background of Barbauld and links to related pages.

Anton Chekov

http://www.winnipeg.freenet.mb.ca/~vbu053/Anton_Chekhov.html

Provides a profile, bibliography, and essays on late nineteenth century Russian playwright and author Anton Chekov. Includes links to many other sites about Chekov, literature, and theatre.

The Brontë Sisters

http://www.sbbs.se/hp/cfalk/bronteng.htm

Provides biographical information and essays concerning their novels. Includes information about films made from Brontë novels. Links to each individual sister—Emily, Charlotte, and Anne—are available.

Charles Dickens

http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dickens.html

This extensive site offers academic resources, chronology, bibliography, and links to many sites about British author Charles Dickens. Dickens, the nineteenth century writer of such classics as Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and many more, is profiled by many pictures, essays, and articles. This site is a definite stop if doing online research of his work.

Charlotte Brontë

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/cbronte/bronteov3.html

Dedicated to the Victorian author of Jane Eyre, this site also boasts links to literary and artistic relations, as well as a cultural context section. Includes links to other Brontë and related literature sites.

Daniel DeFoe

http://www.li.net/~scharf/defoe.html

Provides a chronology, biography, and bibliography of Daniel DeFoe, author of Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and many more. Site includes complete texts for some of DeFoe's works.

A Dictionary of Sensibility

http://www.engl.virginia.edu/~enec981/dictionary/

This highly extensive site is dedicated to the understanding of eighteenth century language usage in literature. Includes many essays, a term list, bibliography (both critical and sources), and a detailed introduction to the site. This site is recommended to anyone studying Victorian period literature.

Dostoevsky

http://www.maths.nott.ac.uk/personal/pmyjaw/

This site dedicated to the life and writings of Russian author Fyodor Dostoevesky. Provides full texts of many of Fyodor's novels, a profile, pictures, essays, and much more.

Edgar Allen Poe

http://www.cs.umu.se/~dpcnn/eapoe/ea_poe.html

Author of The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe is also famous for his short stories that were meant to "expand the human soul." This Web site is very popular, and deservedly so—it features biography, links to e-text, and a chat room. Includes links to many other Poe and literature-based Web sites.

Edward Bellamy

http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~aw148888/bellamy.html

Edward Bellamy is the 19th century writer of Looking Backward. This site, evolved from the Center for Utopian Studies, has links to essays and excerpts by Bellamy, as well as links to related sites.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: An Overview

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/ebb/browning2ov.html

Provides bibliographical materials and information about the life and work of nineteenth century writer Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Includes detailed essays about Browning's work and information about Victorian era literature.

Emily Brontë

http://sunsite.unc.edu/cheryb/women/Emily-Bronte.html

Provides information about nineteenth century author Emily Brontë. Includes information about Wuthering Heights and Emily's poetry. Also includes links to other Brontë-related sites.

Emily Dickenson

http://lal.cs.byu.edu/people/black/dickinson.html

Provides information and background on the nineteenth century American poet Emily Dickenson. Includes a biography, family history, articles, essays, a picture, and links sites that contain Dickenson's poetry.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

http://grove.ufl.edu/~flask/Dostoevsky.html

A great resource for people searching information concerning the (arguably) first existentialist writer, this page contains facts and text to further study of this 19th century novelist. Includes detailed articles and essays about Dostoevsky, the author of such novels as Crime and Punishment and Notes from the Underground.

George Sand

http://www.eden.com/~gebbie/gsand/gs_home.html

George Sand, French writer of the 19th century, finds a very well-constructed Web home here. There are biography, bibliography, and chronology pages present, and perhaps most impressive is the gallery of pictures of Sand.

Herman Melville

http://www.melville.org/

All right, so maybe you didn't like reading Moby Dick in high school; that doesn't mean that it wasn't worthwhile, though, right? Melville is actually a pretty approachable author, not to mention his importance to the American tradition. Try him again here—you'll find a comprehensive amount of information about the author of arguably "the great American novel."

Jack London: The Collection

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/

Provides a biography, bibliography, and pictures of Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf author Jack London. Includes a collection of London writings, letters, and links to other resources.

Jane Austen: A Collection

http://www.goucher.edu/library/jausten/jane.htm

Provides a wealth of information about the life and works of nineteenth century English writer Jane Austen. This site includes bibliographical information, a profile, and essays about Austen's writing. Includes links to other related Austen sites.

Jules Verne

http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~mtp0f/flips/jules.html

A well-maintained site dedicated to the author of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days (among others), this page is easily navigated and has good links to biography, reviews, pictures, and the like. Includes links to other Verne sites.

The Kate Chopin Project

http://www.lacollege.edu/chopin/chopin.html

Provides a bibliography, biography, and stories of nineteenth century American writer Kate Chopin. Includes pictures, essays, and more on Chopin, the author of Beyond the Bayou and A Respectful Woman (among others). Also includes links to other Chopin-related sites.

Le Marquis de Sade

http://www.tsrcom.com/users/sodoku/sade.htm

Tastefully written, this site contains much information about the infamous French noble and writer from the eighteenth century. There are quotes, excerpts, and a chronology available here.

Leo Tolstoy—Tolstoy Online

http://www.he.net/~works/tolstoy/index.html

This extensive site is dedicated to Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Includes quotes, articles about Russia, family background, and more about the author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Includes links to other Tolstoy sites and books.

Lewis Carroll: An Overview

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/carroll/carrollov.html

Lewis Carroll (née Charles Dodgson) was not only the writer of the famous Alice in Wonderland stories, he also was a mathematician and scientist. This site houses information about Carroll as a whole person—his literary tactics, religion and philosophy, and his work in a political and social context. Also provides links to other Caroll-related sites.

Marcel Proust (Proust Said That)

http://www.well.com/user/vision/proust/

This site calls itself "the highly unofficial organ of the totally unofficial, utterly unacademic Marcel Proust Support Group of San Francisco," but it is probably the best Proust source on the Web yet. There is an interesting hyperlinked biography, as well as some other tidbits, including recipes and articles only slightly relating to Proust.

Mark Twain (Ever the Twain Shall Meet)

http://www.lm.com/~joseph/mtwain.html

Provides a bibliography, articles, essays, and entire novels in HTML of Mark Twain. Includes a great amount of information on Twain, the author of A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court, Tom Sawyer, and many more. This is a great online resource.

The Marx/ Engels Internet Archive

http://csf.colorado.EDU/psn/marx/

Provides a comprehensive collection of Marx/ Engels writings along with biography and bibliography information. Includes links to other Karl Marx related sites.

Mary Shelley

http://www.netaxs.com/~kwbridge/maryshel.html

This site houses information about Mary Shelley, Percy Shelly Romantics, and, of course, her popular novel Frankenstein. Newly updated, there is a gothic air to this site, including a musical background. This site provides a wealth of information about Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

http://www.tiac.net/users/eldred/nh/hawthorne.html

"Dedicated to enhancing our understanding and appreciation of Hawthorne's writings and life," this site has complete e-texts of his novels and stories. There are readings, pictures, and information about this 19th century American author of works such as The House of Seven Gables and The Scarlett Letter.

Oscar Wilde (The Wild Wilde Web)

http://www.clients.anomtec.com/oscarwilde/

The Wild Wilde Web has beautiful pictures, a nice biography, and a comprehensive bibliography for you to peruse if you are looking for a controversial playwright from the turn of the century. There is also an interesting page filled with quotes about Wilde.

Robert Burns

http://calligrafix.co.uk/genesis/burns/

Provides bibliography, biography, writings, and more about late eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns. Includes a glossary of Scottish terms and a history of Scotland during the Burns' lifetime.

Romanticism On the Net

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/litov.html

Provides an online magazine and resource site for Romantic literature. Includes articles, reviews, a chronology, and an index of sites dedicated to Romanticism. This is an extensive site and is well recommended for anyone doing online research on Romantic literature.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/etext/stc/Coleridge/stc.html

This site provides a great amount of S.T. Coleridge writings and poems. Includes a critical essay, time line, and profile of the eighteenth century English poet. Coleridge is famous for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, and many others.

Stephen Crane

http://www.en.utexas.edu/~mmaynard/Crane/crane.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, and essays about nineteenth century American writer Stephen Crane. Includes images of Crane and literary analysis of works such as The Red Badge of Courage and The Blue Hotel.

William Blake

http://www.aa.net/~urizen/blake.html

This site is dedicated to the English Romantic poet and painter William Blake, author of Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Includes full color representation of Blake paintings with their accompanying text. Also includes a profile of Blake and links to other related sites.

Yukio Mishima Archive

http://www.injapan.net/members/tokyojon/cjourn.htm

This site is dedicated to the Japanese writer of the famous short story Patriotism. Currently present is a brief biography (of sorts) and a picture gallery. Provides links to other literature related sites.

Twentieth Century

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Albert Camus

http://www.wolfenet.com/~willej/indexa.htm

Provides a home page for Albert Camus, existentialist author of novels such as The Stranger and The Plague. Includes several essays about Camus, a biography, and photographs of the Algerian/French Absurdist.

Alice Walker

http://www.alchemyweb.com/~alchemy/alicew/

Essays, articles, criticism, poetry, short stories, excerpts—you name it, you'll find it here. Includes a wealth of information about Alice Walker, the author of The Color Purple and many other titles.

Anaïs Nin

http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/privat2/beckmann/public_html/nin.html

This home page includes links to resources concerning Anaïs Nin's work, a bibliography, and a biography. Includes links to other Nin-related sites.

Joyce Carol Oates (Celestial Timepiece)

http://storm.usfca.edu/~southerr/jco.html

Celestial Timepiece gives a full view of author Joyce Carol Oates. Provides a great amount of information on Oates, the author of many novels, including You Must Remember This and The Triumph of the Spider. This site features a well-laid out table of contents that covers her life and gives access to resources for research on Oates and her writing.

Antoine Marie Roger de Saint-Exupery

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~smfriedm/exupery/

Provides information about twentieth century French author Antoine Marie Roger de Saint-Exupery. Includes a list of quotes, a bibliography, and links to many sites about Saint-Exupery's work.

Ayn Rand

http://www.mtsu.edu/~m_c_000b/chrono.html

Provides a chronology and bibliography of writer-philosopher Ayn Rand, best known for her books Anthem and The Fountainhead. Includes detailed essays, articles, and links to other Rand and Objectivism sites.

Charles Bukowski

http://realbeer.com/buk/

Provides information about twentieth century author Charles Bukowski. Includes a biography, artwork, letters, and links to other related sites.

Cormac McCarthy

http://pages.prodigy.com/cormac/index.htm

The Cormac McCarthy home page is a good place to start for someone interested both in the writing of Cormac McCarthy and the literature of the American Southwest. Often compared to William Faulkner, McCarthy has recently become very popular among certain literary circles. Perhaps with the proliferation of novels such as All the Pretty Horses, reading will again become an American pastime.

Dorothy Parker

http://www.suck-my-big.org/poems/

Provides a brief background of American writer/poet Dorothy Parker and the full texts poetry books such as Enough Rope, Sunset Gun, and Death and Taxes. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the writing of Ms. Parker.

Edgar Rice Burroughs

http://www.tarzan.com/

Probably as close as a person can come to an "official" Edgar Rice Burroughs page, this site has an autobiographical sketch, essays, and other information about the writer of the Tarzan series (and other fantasies).

Edith Wharton

http://perry.stark.k12.oh.us/library/language/wharton.html

Provides a bibliography, life overview, and chronology of American writer Edith Wharton. Also includes a list of critical sources.

Ernest Hemingway (The Papa Page)

http://www.ee.mcgill.ca/~nverever/hem/cover.html

Probably the definitive Hemingway site, the Papa Page brings pictures, bibliographies, and biography of Ernest Hemingway to the World Wide Web. Includes a wealth of information about the author of such novels such as For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms.

Eudora Welty

http://www.lacollege.edu/depart/ejl/south/welty.html

Eudora Welty is often compared to William Faulkner in both theme and time frame. This site houses her publication history, some essays, criticism, and bibliographies concerning Welty and her work. Includes links to other literature web pages.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

http://www.csd.scarolina.edu/fitzgerald/index.html

Based at the University of South Carolina, this site dedicated to F. Scott Fitzgerald is in celebration of the centennial of his birth. The mission statement of the page states that "this site celebrates his writings, his life, and his relationships with other writers of the 20th century." True to this, you'll find biography, writings, and beautiful photos of the famous author from the Roaring '20s.

The Franz Kafka Home Page

http://www.cowland.com/josephk/josephk.htm

This extensive site is good for any student working on a paper on writer Franz Kafka. Includes a lengthy bibliography, biography, pictures, essays and links to many other Kafka sites.

Franz Kafka Photo Album

http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/~eckel/Kafka/kafka.html

This site provides a well put together visual guide to the life of Franz Kafka. Includes many pictures of the Austrian writer and links to other Kafka sites.

Franz Kafka—Constructing

http://info.pitt.edu/~kafka/intro.html

Provides bibliography (both of Kafka and critical works), biography, pictures, and more about the author of works such as The Castle, The Trial, and Amerika (among more). Includes a listing of Kafka's library and links to other related sites.

Gabriel García Márquez-Macondo

http://www.microserve.net/~thequail/libyrinth/garcia.marquez.html

Provides a home site for the author of Love in the Time of Cholera, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and many more. Includes a chronology, bibliography, and biography of Márquez.

Gertrude Stein

http://www.magibox.net/~stein/

The most "official" Gertrude Stein page, this site features a reproduction of the wallpaper Stein and Alice B. Toklas bought for their Paris apartment. Of course, too, there are some pictures and quotes from the author. Includes a bibliography, articles, and much more.

Haruki Murakami

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/3954/haruki1.htm

Provides information about Japanese author Haruki Murakami, best known for his books Hear the Wind Sings and The Trilogy of the Rat. Includes a biography, bibliography, pictures, and an interview with Murakami.

Henry Miller (18, villa seurat)

http://astro.ocis.temple.edu/~bwalsh/miller/miller.htm

At 18, villa seurat, you'll find artwork, a bibliography, a chronology, and criticism concerning Henry Miller, the author of Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, and Time of the Assassins. Includes pictures and links to other Miller-related sites.

J.D. Salinger (The Bananafish Home Page)

http://slf.gweep.net/~sfoskett/jds/index.html

Provides information about J.D. Salinger the author of the Catcher in the Rye. The site includes articles, essays, and more about Salinger's writing.

Jack Kerouac

http://www.charm.net/~brooklyn/People/JackKerouac.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, excerpts, and pictures of Beat author Jack Kerouac. Includes a guide to character names, publications, and much more.

Jack Kerouac

http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~gallaher/k_speaks/kerouacspeaks.html

Provides sound files of Jack Kerouac, author of the seminal On the Road, reading selections of his writing. Includes links to other literature sites.

James Joyce (Work in Progress)

http://www.2street.com/joyce/

There are many joys to this site—pictures of the author, his family, and those people mentioned in his work; important songs and readings by Joyce himself; links to articles and Internet groups who study Joyce; and maps of the places mentioned in his work. Give yourself some time, though—this site is worth it.

John Steinbeck

http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/steinbec/srchome.html

The San Jose State University is home to the Steinbeck Research Center, and this is its home on the Web. There are chronologies, biographical information, bibliographies, and an interesting link called Steinbeck Country with pictures and other tidbits. Includes links to other Steinbeck-related sites.

John Updike: The Centurian

http://www.users.fast.net/~joyerkes/

Provides information and a discussion area for the works of American author John Updike, best known for the Witches of Eastwick, A Month of Sundays, and Rabbit Run (among many others). Includes a bibliography (both of critical and Updike works), a biography, essays, articles, and pictures.

Jorge Luis Borges—The Garden of Forking Paths

http://www.microserve.net/~thequail/libyrinth/borges.html

The Garden of Forking Paths (El Jardín de Senderos que se Bifurcan) is home to the Magical Realist Jorge Luis Borges. Not only good-looking, this site is also quite complete. Certainly worth the time. Includes links to other related sites.

Kurt Vonnegut

http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/boon/vonnegut/kv.html

Provides information about the writings of American author Kurt Vonnegut. Includes pictures, essays, articles, and links to other sites for the author of Slaughterhouse Five and many more. Also includes a list of books about Vonnegut.

Kurt Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse Five

http://www.spcc.com/ihsw/kv.htm

This site created by the Indiana Historical Society provides a lengthy background of Kurt Vonnegut and the story behind his novel Slaughterhouse Five. Includes a Vonnegut FAQ, chronology, and links to other related sites.

The Libyrinth

http://www.microserve.net/~thequail/libyrinth/index.html

A very large and intricate Web unto itself, the Libyrinth features information and links about twentieth century authors and their influence on (and by) Magical Realism or Post Modernism. Several authors are included here, and several more are in the midst of being added.

Literary and Critical Theory

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/SSPCluster/theorists.html

Provides a wide array of information on literary theory and theorists. Includes many different essays and links to other literary criticism sites.

Literature is news that stays news.

Ezra Pound

Literary Kicks

http://www.charm.net/~brooklyn/

This extensive site provides an introduction and background information on beat era writers such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Greg Corso, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroghs, and more. Includes biographies, bibliographies, pictures, and links to other beat related sites.

Margaret Atwood Information Site

http://www.io.org/~toadaly/

This is the official Margaret Atwood site, open mainly to students and scholars of her work. There are several sections, including bibliographical information, essays on writing and other subjects, as well as a link to ameliorate the search for more information on the writer of such novels as The Handmaid's Tale and Cat's Eye.

Marguerite Duras

http://www.uta.fi/~trkisa/duras/duras.html

Provides information about the French writer Marguerite Duras, author of Hiroshima Mon Amour. Includes essays, articles, and ses oeuvres in three languages.

Milan Kundera

http://www.georgetown.edu/irvinemj/english016/kundera/kundera.html

Provides a bibliography, biography, and essays about writer Milan Kundera, the author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being and many others. Includes links to site about Prague, Kundera, and other literary pages.

Modernism Timeline 1890–1940

http://weber.u.washington.edu/~eckman/timeline.html

Provides a timeline of literary works and their historical context in the modernism era (1890–1940). Includes a search index and many links to other literary based sites.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

http://www.access.digex.net/~bardsley/prampage.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, and more on Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer. Includes an extensive list of essays, articles, reviews, abstracts, letters, and interviews.

Ray Bradbury

http://www.on-ramp.com/johnston/bradbury.htm

Provides a home site for Ray Bradbury, author of novels such as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and Dandelion Wine. Includes a biography and a list of books, films, and TV works by Bradbury.

Raymond Carver

http://world.std.com/~ptc/

This site has biographical information and essays about modern realist short story writer and poet Raymond Carver. His stories have become very popular in the recent past, perhaps because of Robert Altman's film Short Cuts; however, Carver died of cancer in 1988. This page is the only one of its kind.

Richard Wright

http://www.itvs.org/ITVS/programs/RW/

Provides a look at the life and writings of African-American writer Richard Wright. Includes a bibliography, pictures, interviews, and chronology of the author of novels such as Native Son and The Long Dream.

Roald Dahl

http://www.nd.edu/~khoward1/Roald.html

Provides a Web site for author Roald Dahl, best known for his children's books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach. Includes a biography, bibliography, and background of many of his novels.

Samuel Beckett

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~kadaca/beckett.html

Provides an online source of information on twentieth century playwright and author Samuel Beckett. Presents many different articles and essays about Beckett's works such as Endgame and Waiting for Godot. Site includes a bibliography, biography, pictures, and links to other related sites.

T.S. Eliot

http://virtual.park.uga.edu/~232/eliot.taken.html

This site provides information on American poet T.S. Eliot. Includes a biography, bibliography, and poetry by Eliot. Also includes links to other related sites.

Thomas Clayton Wolfe

http://www.cms.uncwil.edu/~connelly/wolfe.html

Provides a biography, chronology, pictures, and quotes of American author Thomas Wolfe, best known for his novel Look Homeward, Angel. Includes a list of critical studies, examples of humor used in his writing, and information about a commemorative stamp campaign.

Thomas Mann

http://gurukul.ucc.american.edu/dshep/modern_students/zw1363a/home.html

Provides a detailed biographical sketch, bibliography, and timeline of 1929 Nobel Prize winning author Thomas Mann. Includes links to other related literature sites.

Thomas Pynchon: HyperArts Pynchon Pages

http://www.hyperarts.com/

Provides indexes and Web guides to the writings of the mysterious American author Thomas Pynchon. Includes detailed background and articles on Pynchon novels such as Gravity's Rainbow, Vineland, and V.

Toni Morrison

http://www.en.utexas.edu/~mmaynard/Morrison/home.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, and pictures of 1993 Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison. Includes articles about Morrison's books such as Tar Baby, Sula, Beloved, and many more.

Truman Capote

http://www.sgi.net/marbles/zeno/capote.html

Mainly dedicated to the new-journalistic novel In Cold Blood, this site also has biographical information and other points of interest about Truman Capote. Also provides information about Capote novels such as Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Umberto Eco

http://www4.ncsu.edu/eos/users/m/mcmesser/www/eco.html

Provides information about Italian writer and essayist Umberto Eco. Includes a bibliography, a brief biography, and links to other related sites.

Virginia Woolf

http://www.aianet.or.jp/~orlando/VWW/

The Virginia Woolf Web has quotes, e-texts, and information about Bloomsbury group with which Woolf is associated. This page is consistently updated, and contains information about Woolf that is found nowhere else on the Web. Includes a vast amount of links to other literature related sites.

Vladmir Nabokov (Zembla)

http://www.libraries.psu.edu/iasweb/nabokov/nsintro.htm

A formidable presence on the World Wide Web in terms of layout, content, and conciseness, Zembla offers a great amount and breadth of information concerning Vladmir Nabokov, the author of novels such as Lolita and Bend Sinister.

William Faulkner

http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/

The site to visit for any sort of information about William Faulkner. John B. Padgett, currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Mississippi (located at Oxford, whence Faulkner hailed), maintains this completists' page with a great amount of information.

Zora Neale Hurston

http://pages.prodigy.com/zora/

Provides a site dedicated to the writer of the famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. There are links, many photographs, and links to other Hurston and literature sites.