WRITERS

Jane Austen Information Page
Contains hypertext editions of her novels and juvenilia, discussion of her characters, gender roles, influences, and much more. Designed at the University of Texas. Text, graphics, photos
curly.cc.utexas.edu/~churchh/janeinfo.html

The Brontë Sisters Web
Possibly the best place to go for information concerning Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë. E-texts of their works are on the site, and annotated links to biographical information are provided in abundance. These pages were created by a member of the Faculty of Language and Culture at the University of Nagoya, who also created one of the Dickens pages linked to below. Text, graphics, photos
www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Bronte.html

Don Delillo's America
Comprehensive site exploring the life, themes, and impact of one of America's greatest living writers. 1985's White Noise has already become a standard college literary text. Text, graphics, photos
perival.com/delillo/delillo.html

Charles Dickens: The Charles Dickens Page
Beautifully designed site that explores the life of the Victorian Era's most famous novelist. Includes useful links and material unique to the site. Text, graphics, photos
www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/
For more on Dickens you can't go wrong exploring "The Dickens Page." This enormous collection of links could be daunting, but the patient web surfer will find many treasures:
lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dickens.html

George Eliot
A thorough look at the life of the famous author of Middlemarch (said by some to be the greatest novel ever written), whose private life was embroiled in controversy. From the University of Nagoya, which has produced a number of excellent web pages on Victorian writers. Text, graphics, photos
lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Eliot.html

William Faulkner on the Web
Entertaining look at the eccentric American genius who crafted As I Lay Dying and The Sound and the Fury. Packed with summaries of his works, biographical details, and amusing trivia. From the University of Mississippi. Text, graphics, photos, audio
www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/faulkner.html

F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary
Presents e-texts, biographical information, and many interesting asides, including a piece about Sylvia Plath's annotations to her copy of The Great Gatsby. Created by the University of South Carolina. Text, graphics, photographs
www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/index.html

Elizabeth Gaskell: The Gaskell Web
Another great Web site from the University of Nagoya that explores in detail the life of a great 19th century writer (see also the Dickens and Brontë pages). Provides much on site information and a bevy of links to other sites as well. Text, graphics, photos
www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Gaskell.html

Thomas Hardy
Contains information on all things Hardy, including background on the real-life Dorset equivalents to his fictional Wessex towns. Look under "Media" for pictures of Hardy and his bicycle. Text, graphics, photographs
pages.ripco.com:8080/~mws/hardy.html

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Includes biographical information and texts of his works, including The Scarlet Letter and The Blithedale Romance. Text, graphics
eldred.ne.mediaone.net/nh/hawthorne.html

Ernest Hemingway: A Hemingway Retrospective
This site was designed in 1999 to observe the centenary of Hemingway's birth. It explores the man behind the writing, contains fascinating photographs, and reveals many surprising details about his life. You should also encourage students to take the quiz. From CNN. Text, photos, graphics
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/books/1999/hemingway/

The Ted Hughes Pages
Excellent look at the life of the late British Poet Laureate. From the University of Leipzig. Text, photos, graphics
www.uni-leipzig.de/~angl/hughes.htm

Zora Neale Hurston
The African-American writer Zora Neal Hurston assumed legendary status with Their Eyes Were Watching God. This site includes excerpts from her other writings, essays on her works, and photographs of the author. Text, graphics, photographs
i.am/zora

George Orwell: The Political Writings of George Orwell
Compiles political essays and newspaper articles written by the great 20th Century novelist. Provides interesting supplementary material to his novels Animal Farm and 1984. Text, photos
www.resort.com/~prime8/Orwell/

Sylvia Plath: Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
Thoughtful and unsensationalized look at the life and writings of the great poet. From the University of Leipzig. Text, photos, graphics
ilabws.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~beckmann/plath.html

The Edgar Allen Poe Society of Baltimore
A thorough look into the world of Poe which attempts to debunk the mythology concerning his life... and death. Text, photos, graphics
www.eapoe.org/index.htm

Henry David Thoreau: The Thoreau Reader
Includes advice on how to read the works of Thoreau, provides background on the man, and includes pictures of him. The site primarily focuses on his writing. An annotated Walden on the site contains footnotes leading to such interesting items as Thoreau's notes on the dimensions of Walden pond and pictures of the area. Text, photos, graphics
eserver.org/thoreau/

Mark Twain in His Times
An entertaining exploration of how Twain was viewed by his contemporaries. Includes newspaper article transcripts concerning his life and death, and lots of political cartoons and caricatures. From the University of Virginia. Text, photos, graphics etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/index2.html

Virginia Woolf
Provides a good biographical timeline of the life of Virginia Woolf, photographs of the author and her family by Man Ray and Julia Margaret Cameron, and e-texts. Text, graphics, photographs
orlando.jp.org/VWWARC/

William Butler Yeats
Features every poetical work by the great twentieth century writer, in addition to biographical information. Text, graphics, photos
www.geocities.com/Athens/5379/yeats_index.html