Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Grave of Love
Full text of the poem "Grave of Love" by Thomas Love Peacock.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Quotes by Sir Walter Scott
Seventy-nine quotes taken from the writings of Sir Walter Scott, with footnotes.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Anthony Trollope
This site focuses on Anthony Trollope and provides links to his biography, the full text of five novels, and one short story. The works include Barchester Towers, The Last Chronicle of Barset, and The Warden.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Emile Zola
A fairly detailed biography of Emile Zola (1840-1902 CE), complete with a few excerpts from his works.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Henry James
This site provides an in-depth biographical sketch of Henry James. Also takes a look at many of his novels and the characters he created.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Emile Zola
This site offers the full text of six novels by the modern French author Emile Zola. These include Captain Burle, The Death of Olivier Becaille, The Fat and the Thin, The Fortune of the Rougons, The Miller's Daughter, and Nana. A link to...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Bad Habit by Juliana Horatia Ewing
This is the full text of the novel A Bad Habit by Juliana Horatia Ewing
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Tommy and Grizel by James M. Barrie
This is the full text of the Scottish novel Tommy and Grizel by James M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Doctor by Ralph Connor
This is the full text of the novel The Doctor by Ralph Connor, a tale of the Canadian Rockies.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger
This is the full text of the novel The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger. It is a simplistic and moralistic tale of a young man to which bad has been done, and who does good in return.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Bright Morning
Use this lesson plan to delve into the exploration of character development in fiction through the novel "Bright Morning," by Scott O'Dell.
New York University
Lamd: Bernard Malamud's "The Silver Crown"
This website offers commentary on Bernard Malamud's short story "The Silver Crown." A link to the New York Times article that inspired this story is included. A list of keywords with links to other works with similar subjects is also...
New York University
Bernard Malamud's "God's Grace"
This New York University website offers a summary of and commentary on Bernard Malamud's novel "God's Grace." A list of keywords with links to other works with similar subjects is also provided.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Dylan Thomas
A short biography of Thomas with a bibliography of his works, and links to other websites.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Project: The Online Books Page
The Digital Library provides links to the complete texts of a dozen of George Eliot's works.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library: Works of Samuel Butler
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of eight of Samuel Butler's works.
Caro Clarke
Writing Advice: Don't Get It Right the First Time
How much of your novel have you written? Do you keep starting it and never finishing it? Learn the answers to these questions in this novel-writing advice piece.
Caro Clarke
Not Stopping the Reader: How to Avoid Stumbling Blocks
This is the eighth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article looks at how the author can avoid creating stumbling blocks that disrupt the flow of the novel.
Caro Clarke
Explaining Too Much: Why More Is Less
This is the eleventh article in a series that is designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to eliminate needless information in your novel. The key is to not explain too much about the action.
Caro Clarke
The Art of the Unspoken: Saying More by Describing Less
This is the thirteenth article in a series that was developed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how good descriptions aren't necessarily connected with a lot of words, good descriptions are clean and to the point.
Caro Clarke
Historical Fiction: Who Rules?
This is the fifteenth article in a series designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on the genre of historical fiction and the role of the author. Is the author a researcher or a story-teller?
Caro Clarke
Rewriting
This is the 17th article in a series that helps the new fiction author with the final step--revision.
Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: Description: What's It For?
This is the twelfth article in a series that is designed to help the new novel writer. This article focuses on how to effectively use descriptions in any writing.