Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Zora Neale Hurston

Biography of American author Herman Melville, including information on his personal life and literary career.

Brief biography of American author and social critic Ann Rand, including personal history and information on her literary career.

Brief biography of Russian-born author Vladimir Nabokov, including information on his personal life and literary career.

Brief biography of famous American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, including personal history and background of important works.

Brief biography of American author Richard Wright.

Brief biography of American author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Steinbeck, including personal information and history of important works.

Biography of American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, including background on her personal life and important works.

Biography of American author and Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck.

Biography of American journalist and author Jack London, including personal history and highlights of important works.

Brief biography American author Edith Wharton.