Scholastic
Scholastic: Teacher: Writing With Patricia and Fredrick Mc Kissack
This husband-wife team conduct an online workshop that teaches you how to research and write a biographical sketch--a story about someone's life that tells a lot about who that person is or was. Along the way, you'll find research and...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Bill Nye's Chestnuts Old and New by Bill Nye
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bill Nye's Chestnuts Old and New by Bill Nye (1894), a collection of nonfiction, humorous stories, sketches, photographs, and memoranda from the Harvard Series.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Happy Hours by w.b. Conkey Company
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Happy Hours by W.B. Conkey Company (c1894), a collection of stories and sketches for children from well-known authors.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (1887), a book of sketches with a story.
Other
University of Puget Sound: Hernado Tellez
This site, from the University of Puget Sound, gives a brief biographical sketch along with an online copy of the short story "Just Lather, That's All."
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Emma Goldman
Tells the story of a young, brilliant, Russian immigrant who taunted mainstream America with her outspoken attacks on government, big business, and war.
Other
Aesop's fables.net: The Recent Life of Aesop
This site offers a look at the life of Aesop through a biographical sketch of sorts. Learn more about this fascinating author when you explore this resource.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: My Apingi Kingdom
This ebook version of Paul Belloni Du Chaillu's My Apingi Kingdom: With Life In The Great Sahara, And Sketches Of The Chase Of The Ostrich, Hyena, &C. has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Yukio Mishima
A biographical sketch of the Japanese author Yukio Mishima with a description of his better known works. Also included is a selected list of his writings.
Other
Math Stories: Draw a Picture
At this one page site you can work through step by step a sample problem that illustrates the problem solving strategy for "Draw a picture." The answer is right there to help you check your thinking.
Other
Westall's War: North Shield's 1941 Air Raid Disaster Explored
This site is a thorough exploration of the North Shield's Air Raid Disaster, the most deadly air raid of World War in North East England. The story of the North Shield's raid is told with archival material, biographical sketches, photos...
Indiana University
Wright American Fiction Collection: Mark Twain
The full texts to Twain's lesser-known works can be accessed from this site such as "Celebrated Jumping Frog" and "The Innocents Abroad." Read facsimiles of the original books or plain text versions.
Nagoya University (Japan)
Nagoya University: Appreciations and Criticisms of Works of Charles Dickens
G.K. Chesterton offers this look at Dickens' importance and his role in the post-Victorian Age. Each chapter is a separate link.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Quest Item Poetry
After listening to and sketching several scenes from the stories of Theseus and Orpheus, students will imagine a scene of themselves standing on the road of life, about to embark on a journey into the world. Inspired by the quest items...
National Museums Liverpool
Liverpool Museums: Leaving From Liverpool
Narrative that follows a family's journey from Liverpool in 1858 as they emigrate to Australia. Help the family make decisions as they set sail, view sketches, and hear their personal stories.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
Washington State University
Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: Brief Chronology of Selected Works and Events
This detailed chronology lists major events during William Dean Howells' life as well as the years in which his writings were published.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Joel Chandler Harris (1845 1908)
The famous Uncle Remus folktales were retold by this writer. Site offers a biography of Harris, a brief discussion of the Uncle Remus tales, and a list of suggested readings.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Well Beloved by Thomas Hardy
Read the full text of "The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of Temperament" by Thomas Hardy. The novel tells the story of a sculptor's search for the ideal woman.
Smithsonian Institution
Freer | Sackler Galleries: Word Play (The Work of Contemporary Artist Xu Bing)
Contemporary Chinese expatriate artist Xu Bing shares stories, sketches, and photographs of his work in association with a 2001 exhibition of his work at the Smithonson's Sackler Gallery. Word play and language are a focus of Bing's...