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This directory is an index of indexes. It contains pointers to individual author guides or other cumulative documents that deal with specific writers. Admittedly, most of these authors are "literary." I have not included many authors from genres such as science fiction or romance. I think other sources do a better job of that than I can.

As with everything on the Web, many of these guides are ephemeral; they disappear from the Web almost as soon as they appear. If you encounter a bad connection in this guide, please let me know about it.

Another point: this page is NOT a catalog of every single text available on the net. Return to the Literature Webliography page and search the various text archives or use a web search engine for a more complete listing of titles available on the net.

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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989:

The Samuel Beckett Endpage

Well-organized group of links, including a short bio, timeline, Beckett Society, and bibliographic information on Beckett works, criticism and biographies.

Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689:

Aphra Behn Page

Compiled by Ruth Nestvold. Includes a brief biographical sketch, links to texts and, best of all, secondary sources available on the Internet, including articles written by the compiler.

The Aphra Behn Society Homepage

Information about the society, including a directory of members, upcoming events and issues of the Aphra Behn Newsletter.

Aphra Behn 1640-1689

Brief biographical and bibliographical information, selected poetry, links to other texts available on the Internet. Compiled by The Isle of Lesbos. Their server is extremely slow.

Bell, Madison Smartt:

Madison Smartt Bell

Includes bibliography, excerpts, and a previously unpublished story.

Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979:

Elizabeth Bishop: American Poet, 1911-1979

Bibliographical and biographical information about Bishop, announcements of societies and conferences.

Blanchot, Maurice, 1907-

The Resource Page for Readers of Maurice Blanchot

Includes primary and secondary bibliography, discussion lists, news and conference information, and links to other Blanchot pages. Maintained by Reginald Lilly.

Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-

Jorge Luis Borges Center for Studies and Documentation

Maintained by The University of Aarhus in Denmark, provides biographical information, bibliography, multimedia materials, and the journal "Variaciones Borges".

Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973-

The Authorized Paul Bowles Website

This page is authorized by the estate of Paul and Jane Bowles for their literary and musical heirs.

Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999-

The Authorized Paul Bowles Website

This page is authorized by the estate of Paul and Jane Bowles for their literary and musical heirs.

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956:

International Brecht Society

Links to citations and descriptions of Brecht materials in many media.

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861:

Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Selected Poems

Includes:

Poems of 1844. These poems are selections from the 1844 work originally entitled Poems. By Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Author of The Seraphim, etc. In two volumes.

Sonnets From The Portuguese. These poems were originally published in 1850.

Bukowski, Charles,

"Charles Bukowski" from Literary Kicks

Hypertextual examination of the Beats. Includes text of some poems, bibliography, brief biography, and links to other sites.

Burroughs, John, 1837-1921:

Get to Know John Burroughs 1837-1921: America's Most Beloved Nature Writer

A hypertext collection of bibliography, biography, images and quotations, compiled by Walt Carroll.

Burroughs, William S., 1914-:

The William S. Burroughs InterNetWebZone

"THE BURROUGHS FILE: An electronic reference guide to works of William Seward Burroughs, his literary works, recordings, film, video appearances, samples, and other publications."

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1878:

LEWIS CARROLL Home Page

"Welcome to the Lewis Carroll home page. We hope to provide useful information for the Carroll enthusiast as well as the novice and all those in between. Cyberspace seems a suitable home for information regarding a man who didn't want his true identity linked to his best work."

Includes texts, graphics, and biographical information.

Cather, Willa, 1873-1947:

Willa Cather.

Includes biography, photos, primary and secondary bibliography, links to texts online, reviews, and more. Maintained by Scott Newstrom, Harvard University.

The Willa Cather Archive

This site has been assembled by the English Department of the University of Nebraska—Lincoln. It includes the full text of many of Cather’s works as well as full-text scholarly analysis.

Cavafy, Constantine P., 1863-1933:

Constantine P. Cavafy

Full text of Cavafy poems in both English and Greek.

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904:

"Chekhov, Anton P."

From the NYU Literature, Arts and Medicine Database, an interesting collection of annotations about the works of Chekhov, including medical commentary about the events in particular plays.

The Anton Chekhov Page

A cumulation of Chekhov materials from a variety of sites around the web.

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834:

S. T. Coleridge

Coleridge poetry, timeline, bibliography, an online 200-year old dictionary, and other internet aids.

Crane, Hart, 1899-1932:

Hart Crane

Contains information on reference and research sources and other bibliographic material.

Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900:

The Stephen Crane Society

Contains bibliography, conference information, and the Journal "Stephen Crane Studies".

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321:

Renaissance Dante in Print (1472-1629)

"THIS EXHIBITION presents Renaissance editions of Dante's Divine Comedy from the John A. Zahm, C.S.C., Dante Collection at the University of Notre Dame, together with selected treasures from The Newberry Library."

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870:

"Charles Dickens" from The Victorian Web

George P. Landow, Brown University. Extensive collection of bibliographical, biographical and critical materials, analyzing the Dickens' place in Victorian social setting.

The Dickens Page

Maintained by Mitsuharu Matsuoka, Nagoya University. Includes extensive links to materials from around the Web, including bibliograpy, texts, biography, discussions, images and more.

Dickens Project

"The Dickens Project of the University of California is a scholarly consortium devoted to promoting study and enjoyment of the life, times, and work of Charles Dickens."

Under construction. Will contain bibliographies, instructional material, and conference information in the near future.

Charles Dickens Gad’s Hill Place

Includes information on the life of Dickens. The site also includes a database of quotations from his works and Dickens-related games and quizzes. Information is generally in summary or bulleted list form.

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886:

Emily Dickinson Journal

Sponsored by the Emily Dickinson International Society, The Emily Dickinson Journal showcases the poet at the center of current critical practices and perspectives, providing an ongoing examination of Dickinson and her relation to the tradition of American poetry and women's literature. From Project Muse, a gateway to over 40 Johns Hopkins University Press's scholarly journals via the Internet's World Wide Web. Available only on LSU campus or through LSU Unix or Tiger accounts.

Poems by Emily Dickinson

From Columbia University's Project Bartleby, the electronic edition is based on Poems By Emily Dickinson Edited By Mabel Loomis Todd. Third Series. Boston: Little, Brown, c1896. viii, 200 p.; 18 cm.

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

The Arthur Conan Doyle Society

According to the site, the Society’s purpose is, among other things, “To promote Sir Arthur's works to a wider audience, perhaps by encouraging radio/television adaptation of some of the lesser known works and short stories. And, in particular, by encouraging publishers to make Sir Arthur's books more readily available in modern editions.” The site includes interviews, biographical information, and bibliographies.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Home Page

This is the Official web site of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate. It includes a specially written biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and you can find information on his books and the films which were inspired by his writing.

The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Many short background essays on the author’s life and work with an emphasis on Sherlock Holmes. Games and quotes as well.

H.D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961:

H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) Home Page

Biography, bibliography, events, and info about the H.D. Society.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881:

The History Guide lectures on Twentieth Century Europe: Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1821-1881 p

Contains a biography, bibliography, and E-Texts and resources.

Eliot, T.S., 1888-1965:

What The Thunder Said: T.S. Eliot

Includes a list poems, plays, prose, and essays; allows the user to perform keyword searches in specific works.

Faulkner, William, 1897-1962:

William Faulkner: American Writer, 1897-1962

A nice collection of Faulkneriana, including descriptions of characters and places in and around Yoknapatawpha County.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940:

F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary

University of South Carolina. Includes biography and extensive primary and secondary bibliography. "This celebration of F. Scott Fitzgerald is designed to elevate awareness of a great American writer and to coordinate all events in 1996 commemorating the 100th anniversary of his birth."

Fo, Dario, 1926-:

Dario Fo

Information to the Nobel Prize Internet Archive, includes links to news stories, etc. about Fo. (Unfortunately, many of the link have expired.)

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, 1928-:

Gabriel García Márquez: Macondo

An interesting hypertextual collection of biography, bibliography, images and criticism.

Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865:

"Elizabeth Gaskell" from The Victorian Web

George P. Landow, Brown University. Extensive collection of biographical and critical materials, analyzing the Gaskell's place in Victorian social setting.

The Gaskell Web

Maintained by Mitsuharu Matsuoka, Nagoya University. Includes extensive links to materials from around the Web, including bibliography, texts, biography, discussions, images and more.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864:

Nathaniel Hawthorne

"HTML novels, tales, sketches, including The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Life of Franklin Pierce, Mosses from an Old Manse; life, bibliography, films, operas, notes, glossary, dates timeline, names, places, web of links; for high school and college undergraduate; for teachers; free, non-commercial, no ads, but links to all Hawthorne resources."

Heaney, Seamus, 1939-:

Seamus Heaney

Poetry Archive, Sunsite, University of North Caroline, Chapel Hill.

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961:

The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park, Illinois

This site, maintained by the above foundation, emphasizes the influence of Oak Park on Hemingway and his impact on literature. Includes much biographical information, many pictures, and valuable links to other Hemingway sites.

Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962:

Hermann Hesse

In English and German. Articles from The Hesse Journal and Hesse Web Magazine along with an extensive bibliography of secondary materials and news of Hesse events.

Hughes, Ted, 1930-:

Ted Hughes Pages

News, bios, bibliography, images of covers.

James, Henry, 1843-1916:

The Henry James Review

The Henry James Review brings together the best contemporary scholarly, critical, and theoretical work on a major American writer. From Project Muse, a gateway to over 40 Johns Hopkins University Press's scholarly journals via the Internet's World Wide Web. Available only on LSU campus or through LSU Unix or Tiger accounts.

The Henry James Scholar's Guide to Web Sites

Links to etexts, information about scholarly projects, filmographies, and discussions.

Jeffers, Robinson, 1887-1962:

Jeffers Studies

Scholarly works about Jeffers, images, news of events, and a bibliography of secondary works.

Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation

Chronology, bibliography, and information about "Jeffers Country."

Joyce, James, 1882-1941:

Work In Progress: A Website Devoted to the Writings of James Joyce

Maintained by Rob Callahan, a Ph.D candidate at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this site is:

1.      To provide a springboard to other Internet resources of relevance to Joycean studies, including e-texts of Joyce's work, articles available through Gopher or HTTP, and discussion groups (both e-mail and real-time);

2.      To construct prototype hypertexts of Joyce's works, incorporating glosses and other resources into the body of the work;

3.      And to publish a hypertext journal of Joycean scholarship, using current technology in order to permit critical discourse to assume new forms.

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924:

Constructing Franz Kafka

Biographical and bibliographical information, inlcuding a list of Kafka's own library.

Franz Kafka

Brief biography, links to fulltext, bibliography.

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936:

"The White Man's Burden" and Its Critics

Kipling's poem and eleven anti-imperialist responses to it are included here.

Lessing, Doris, 1919-:

Doris Lessing: A Retrospective

Lessing biography and bibliography, plus links to online criticism and evaluation.

Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955:

Thomas-Mann-Page

In German, can be translated into english through "Google.com". Bibliography, biography, autobiography excerpts.

McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-:

The Cormac McCarthy Home Pages

Info about the Cormac McCarthy Society, previews and excerpts of works, bibliography, and discussions.

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891:

The Life and Works of Herman Melville

Includes biography, bibliography, and links to full text of Melville works.

Middleton, Thomas D., 1580-1627:

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627)

Full text of Middleton works, including hypertext gloss of vocabulary, created by Chris Cleary (ABD, University of Virginia). Cleary says: "In editing, I've consulted quarto facsimiles and critical editions when and where available, and I've hypertexted significant textual decisions, along with glossed words and phrases; so while these editions are not refereed, a good deal of care has been taken in their preparation."

Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950:

Edna St. Vincent Millay

These poems were originally published together in the anthology Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay in 1917. From inforM's Women's Studies Database.

Milosz, Czeslaw, 19

Czeslaw Milosz

Poetry Archive, Sunsite, University of North Caroline, Chapel Hill.

Milton, John, 1608-1674:

John Milton: A Guide to Resources

Author guide focusing on Milton Resources available at the LSU Libraries.

Milton Quarterly

Founded in 1966, the Milton Quarterly was the first journal to be devoted exclusively to the life and work of John Milton. It provides an important forum for the community of Milton scholars by covering the latest developments in Milton studies in four highly readable issues each year, publishing news, abstracts, notes, articles, lists of books received, and reviews. From Project Muse, a gateway to over 40 Johns Hopkins University Press's scholarly journals via the Internet's World Wide Web. Available only on LSU campus or through LSU Unix or Tiger accounts.

The Milton-L Home Page:

Devoted to the Life, Times and Literature of John Milton. Includes prose, poems, and scholarly articles.

Momaday, N. Scott, 1934-:

Native American Authors Project of the Internet Public Library

This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites.

Morrow, Bradford, 1951-:

Bradford Morrow

"A Web Del Sol Featured Writer." Includes bibliography and excerpts.

Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-:

Celestial Timepiece: A Home Page for Joyce Carol Oates

Compilation of bibliographical and biographical information.

Ovid, 43 B.C. - 17 or 18 A.D. :

The OVID Project: Metamorphosizing the Metamorphoses

Developed by Hope Greenberg, Humanties Computing Specialist, University of Vermont. Sample images of scenes from the Metamorphoses done by Johann Wilhelm Baur, a 17th century German artist.

Patchen, Kenneth, 1911-1972:

Kenneth Patchen Home Page

Includes a timeline, bibliography of published works, criticism, and recordings, and photos.

Percy, Walker, 1916-1990:

Walker Percy Project

Developed by Henry P. Mills, provides information about Percy as Artist, Philosopher, Scientist, his Fiction and Philosophy, and Scholarly Resources and Bibliographies.

Plath, Sylvia, 1932-1963:

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)

Contains a brief biography, bibliography of Plath works, secondary materials, and translations.

Poe, Edgar Allen, 1809-1849:

The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Information about Society events, but also well-crafted electronic texts of Poe works and links to other Poe sites.

Pynchon, Thomas, 1937:

Thomas Pynchon Home Page

Developed by San Narciso Community College, this page is dedicated to the works and life of Thomas Pynchon.

Robbins, Tom:

The Afterlife: A Tom Robbins Playground

Includes bibliography, newsgroup, photos, book cover images, excerpts, and MPEG videos.

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882:

The Complete Writings and Pictures of Dante Gabriel Rossetti: A Hypermedia Research Archive.

Developed by Jerome J. McGann at University of Virginia. Includes Rossetti poetry, prose, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, biography.

Rushdie, Salman, 1947- :

Salman Rushdie

Maintained by Subir Grewal, New York University. Contains bibliography, reviews, interviews,excerpts, and information relating to the death threats against Rushdie.

Sarton, May , 1912-1995:

May Sarton Shrine

This web site is devoted to the life and work of the American writer who is also known as Eleanor May Sarton, Eleanor Marie Sarton, (Eleanor) May Sarton. The site includes biographical background on the author as well as the full text of some of her works. Audio files of the author reading her work are also included.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616:

William Shakespeare: A Guide to Resources

Author guide focusing on Shakespeare Resources available at the LSU Libraries.

The Works of the Bard

An archive of texts gathered from around the net by Matty Farrow. Some have been marked up in html. Others are straight ascii. Includes plays and poetry.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Includes plays and poetry. The text is derived from UNC Sunsite and is not without errors, but otherwise very useful. Plays and poetry are keyword searchable and also contain hypertext links to a glossary of Shakespearean word usage.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

This site was created by Jeremy Hylton and is maintained by The Tech, a publication of MIT. The plays are completely linked, but not the poetry.

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet

This site, created and maintained by Terry A. Gray, attempts to pull together scholarly (and not-so-scholarly) Internet resources on the life and work of Shakespeare.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851:

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Chronology & Resource Site

A detailed chronology, along with full text of reviews of Shelley's work from the time period and links to other Shelley sites.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822:

Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley

Electronic text from Houghton Mifflin edition, 1901 from Columbia University's Project Bartleby. Inlcudes a biographical sketch.

Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586:

SELECTED POETRY AND PROSE OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY (1554-1586)

"from Representative Poetry On-line. Prepared by members of the Department of English at the University of Toronto from 1912 and published by the University of Toronto Press from 1912 to 1967." Very "well-made" electronic texts.

Spenser, Edmund, 1552-1599:

Edmund Spenser Home Page

This page will seek to collect any and all Net materials pertaining to the life and works of Edmund Spenser. Richard Bear, at the University of Oregon is the page author.

Tartt, Donna, 1964- :

Donna Tartt Shrine

            Includes minimal biographical and other information on the Mississippi writer.

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862:

The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

This is a project of Northern Illinois University. Contains essays, biographical information, bibliographies and links to related sites.

Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862

This site is maintained by Jone Johnson and contains bibliographies, commentary, links to other sites, and, most importantly, links to the full text of many of Thoreau's most important works. May take a while to load.

Tolkien, J.R.R., 1892-1973:

Tolkien Collecting Resources

Maintained by Mike Williams: "This page was designed for people who collect material related to the works of J. R. R. Tolkien." Includes information about Tolkien bibliography, memorabilia, discussion groups and other resources.

Tolkien, a Webliography

Intended to be a “work in progress,” this web site has no official connection to the estate of the author. It includes many lengthy and annotated essays on various aspects of Tolkien’s work.

Tolstoy, Leo Graf, 1828-1910:

Great Books Index: Leo Tolstoy

Complete text in English of many of Tolstoy's most noteworthy work, including War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910:

Ever The Twain Shall Meet: Mark Twain on the Web

Collection of Twain text in plain text and HTML.

Vonnegut, Kurt, 19

The Vonnegut Web

This site, created by Chris Huber, includes biographical details, highlights, and links to other sites concerning the author of Slaughterhouse Five.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892:

Recovered Notebooks from the Thomas Biggs Harned Walt Whitman Collection

Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. "This collection offers access to the four Walt Whitman Notebooks and a cardboard butterfly that disappeared from the Library of Congress in 1942. They were returned on February 24, 1995. "

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900:

Oscariana

An interesting collection of quotes by and about Wilde, to be viewed in sequence (no index). " . . . a subjective visual and textual biography of Oscar Wilde."

Poems by Oscar Wilde

Electronic text of Poems (Boston: Robert Brothers, 1881) from Columbia University's Project Bartleby

Wilde: The Story of the First Modern Man

Mainly about this film about Wilde, but also contains links to other sites, Realaudio files,

Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938:

Thomas Wolfe

Photos, information about the Wolfe Society, bibliography, and North Carolina memorabilia.

Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941:

Virginia Woolf Web

Chronology, biography, images, related historical material such as Bloomsbury links.

Yeats, William Butler, 1865-1939:

Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats

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