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Authors

See also the Links under American Literature and British Literature
TeenRead authors - Features interviews with authors of favorite young adult novels
Author Links 
Author Webliography - Louisiana State University Libraries provides links to Author Guides on the web
Authors on the Web 
Ballantine Publishing Group authors 
Bookwire Author Web Sites Index - Alphabetically index of authors websites
Great Books Five Star Sites - Provides brief biographies of authors and links to other sites related to them
Great Writers 
HarperCollins Authors - Contains web pages of authors published by HarperCollins Publishers
Infoseek's Authors section -  Provides a listing of authors and their Web sites, plus a listing of the author-related Web sites it recommends.
Internet Public Library Authors Reference  - Contains links to other directories
LII Author Links -  Under Literature, choose Authors.  Sites include directories to other sites and individual sites of authors
Literary Kicks - Features bios and info on the Beat Generation poets and authors
Literary Menagerie  - From the University of Mississippi
Penguin Putnam Authors  - Provides biographies of authors
Penguin Putnam Young Readers Author Biographies -  Provides biographies of children's and young adult authors
Random House Authors  - Websites for authors whose works are published by Random House
Scholastic's Author Library - Features biographies and links to authors published by Scholastic, Inc.
Teacher Oz's Author Links
Yahoo's Author Links - Links to websites of various authors

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Literature
Pilot Search -  Organizes and provides access to the vast quantity of information about literature available through the Internet. 
19th Century Web Sites - Excellent site for American and European authors, culture, and history
BookSpot.Com -- Brings book-related sites together and simplifies the search for online texts, book reviews, reading lists, author and publisher information, and book news.
EText Center - English Language Resources from the University of Virginia
Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Page
Literature and Language Arts Links - From The Information Place, Ravenswood High School Library
The Official and Original Project Gutenberg Web Site and Home Page - Original text of documents no longer in print
SparkNotes  -   Online study guides to around 100 literature classics created by Harvard University students and alumni. Each  contains sections on context, characters, overall summary, chapter-by-chapter summary and commentary, study questions.
Study Guides for Various Works by Paul Brians - A collection of study guides for a wide range of literature. Bibliographies and related links are provided for some of the authors.
Teacher Oz's Literature Links
Wessex Books and Records - Offers a listing of links to Web sites on well-known authors.
WWW Virtual Library of Literature - Provides links to numerous literature related sites on the Web
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American Literature
RVHS American History Links - Provides historical and social backgrounds
AcademicInfo: American Literature
American Authors on the Web- Provides links to sites dealing with American authors from 1600
Classic American Authors  - Provides links to sites on American authors
Contemporary American Authors - Provides links to sites on contemporary American authors
Early American Literature Sites - Links to a variety of web sites on American literature prior to 1865.
AlcottWeb  
The Jack London Collection  
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck's Pacific Grove
Steinbeck
Teacher Oz's Literature Links
To Kill a Mockingbird Survey Guide
To Kill a Mockingbird Think Quest Project
Mark Twain
Mark Twain in His Times - Discusses how Twain's works were marketed, performed, reviewed and enjoyed
Wright, Richard - PBS companion site to documentary. Includes timeline, photo archive, and bibliographies
Wright, Richard   - Offers a detailed biography, bibliographies of his works, and links to other sites.
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British Literature
AcademicInfo: English Lit
Chaucer, Geoffrey 1343?-1400  
Dickens' Electronic Archive   - Contains Teacher Resource materials
English Literature - 17th century
Irish Authors  - Includes links to Swift, Wilde, Shaw, Yeats, and others
Jane Austen Information Page  
Lord of the Flies Info Page - Presented here are summaries, themes, symbolism, and descriptions of the main characters in William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies.
Teacher Oz's Literature Links
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World Literature
See also Authors links
RVHS Foreign Language Department Links
AP Literature Reading List 
Euripides' Medea - Study guide from Temple University
Teacher Oz's Literature Links
World Authors 
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