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Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century
Alfred Jarry

http://www-wane.scri.fsu.edu/~dmorris/jarry.html

Provides a bibliography, biography, and background of French Absurdist playwright Alfred Jarry. Includes links to other literature and Jarry related sites.

Anna Laetitia Aikin Barbauld

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/mmbt/www/women/barbauld/bal-biography.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, and selections of work by late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century British poet and essayist Anna Laeitia Aikin Barbauld. Site includes a detailed background of Barbauld and links to related pages.

Anton Chekov

http://www.winnipeg.freenet.mb.ca/~vbu053/Anton_Chekhov.html

Provides a profile, bibliography, and essays on late nineteenth century Russian playwright and author Anton Chekov. Includes links to many other sites about Chekov, literature, and theatre.

The Brontë Sisters

http://www.sbbs.se/hp/cfalk/bronteng.htm

Provides biographical information and essays concerning their novels. Includes information about films made from Brontë novels. Links to each individual sister—Emily, Charlotte, and Anne—are available.

Charles Dickens

http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dickens.html

This extensive site offers academic resources, chronology, bibliography, and links to many sites about British author Charles Dickens. Dickens, the nineteenth century writer of such classics as Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and many more, is profiled by many pictures, essays, and articles. This site is a definite stop if doing online research of his work.

Charlotte Brontë

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/cbronte/bronteov3.html

Dedicated to the Victorian author of Jane Eyre, this site also boasts links to literary and artistic relations, as well as a cultural context section. Includes links to other Brontë and related literature sites.

Daniel DeFoe

http://www.li.net/~scharf/defoe.html

Provides a chronology, biography, and bibliography of Daniel DeFoe, author of Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and many more. Site includes complete texts for some of DeFoe’s works.

A Dictionary of Sensibility

http://www.engl.virginia.edu/~enec981/dictionary/

This highly extensive site is dedicated to the understanding of eighteenth century language usage in literature. Includes many essays, a term list, bibliography (both critical and sources), and a detailed introduction to the site. This site is recommended to anyone studying Victorian period literature.

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Dostoevsky

http://www.maths.nott.ac.uk/personal/pmyjaw/

This site dedicated to the life and writings of Russian author Fyodor Dostoevesky. Provides full texts of many of Fyodor’s novels, a profile, pictures, essays, and much more.

Edgar Allen Poe

http://www.cs.umu.se/~dpcnn/eapoe/ea_poe.html

Author of The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe is also famous for his short stories that were meant to "expand the human soul." This Web site is very popular, and deservedly so—it features biography, links to e-text, and a chat room. Includes links to many other Poe and literature-based Web sites.

Edward Bellamy

http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~aw148888/bellamy.html

Edward Bellamy is the 19th century writer of Looking Backward. This site, evolved from the Center for Utopian Studies, has links to essays and excerpts by Bellamy, as well as links to related sites.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: An Overview

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/ebb/browning2ov.html

Provides bibliographical materials and information about the life and work of nineteenth century writer Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Includes detailed essays about Browning’s work and information about Victorian era literature.

Emily Brontë

http://sunsite.unc.edu/cheryb/women/Emily-Bronte.html

Provides information about nineteenth century author Emily Brontë. Includes information about Wuthering Heights and Emily’s poetry. Also includes links to other Brontë-related sites.

Emily Dickenson

http://lal.cs.byu.edu/people/black/dickinson.html

Provides information and background on the nineteenth century American poet Emily Dickenson. Includes a biography, family history, articles, essays, a picture, and links sites that contain Dickenson’s poetry.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

http://grove.ufl.edu/~flask/Dostoevsky.html

A great resource for people searching information concerning the (arguably) first existentialist writer, this page contains facts and text to further study of this 19th century novelist. Includes detailed articles and essays about Dostoevsky, the author of such novels as Crime and Punishment and Notes from the Underground.

George Sand

http://www.eden.com/~gebbie/gsand/gs_home.html

George Sand, French writer of the 19th century, finds a very well-constructed Web home here. There are biography, bibliography, and chronology pages present, and perhaps most impressive is the gallery of pictures of Sand.

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Herman Melville

http://www.melville.org/

All right, so maybe you didn't like reading Moby Dick in high school; that doesn't mean that it wasn't worthwhile, though, right? Melville is actually a pretty approachable author, not to mention his importance to the American tradition. Try him again here—you'll find a comprehensive amount of information about the author of arguably "the great American novel."

Jack London: The Collection

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/

Provides a biography, bibliography, and pictures of Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf author Jack London. Includes a collection of London writings, letters, and links to other resources.

Jane Austen: A Collection

http://www.goucher.edu/library/jausten/jane.htm

Provides a wealth of information about the life and works of nineteenth century English writer Jane Austen. This site includes bibliographical information, a profile, and essays about Austen’s writing. Includes links to other related Austen sites.

Jules Verne

http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~mtp0f/flips/jules.html

A well-maintained site dedicated to the author of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days (among others), this page is easily navigated and has good links to biography, reviews, pictures, and the like. Includes links to other Verne sites.

The Kate Chopin Project

http://www.lacollege.edu/chopin/chopin.html

Provides a bibliography, biography, and stories of nineteenth century American writer Kate Chopin. Includes pictures, essays, and more on Chopin, the author of Beyond the Bayou and A Respectful Woman (among others). Also includes links to other Chopin-related sites.

Le Marquis de Sade

http://www.tsrcom.com/users/sodoku/sade.htm

Tastefully written, this site contains much information about the infamous French noble and writer from the eighteenth century. There are quotes, excerpts, and a chronology available here.

Leo TolstoyTolstoy Online

http://www.he.net/~works/tolstoy/index.html

This extensive site is dedicated to Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Includes quotes, articles about Russia, family background, and more about the author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Includes links to other Tolstoy sites and books.

Lewis Carroll: An Overview

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/carroll/carrollov.html

Lewis Carroll (née Charles Dodgson) was not only the writer of the famous Alice in Wonderland stories, he also was a mathematician and scientist. This site houses information about Carroll as a whole person—his literary tactics, religion and philosophy, and his work in a political and social context. Also provides links to other Caroll-related sites.

Marcel Proust (Proust Said That)

http://www.well.com/user/vision/proust/

This site calls itself "the highly unofficial organ of the totally unofficial, utterly unacademic Marcel Proust Support Group of San Francisco," but it is probably the best Proust source on the Web yet. There is an interesting hyperlinked biography, as well as some other tidbits, including recipes and articles only slightly relating to Proust.

Mark Twain (Ever the Twain Shall Meet)

http://www.lm.com/~joseph/mtwain.html

Provides a bibliography, articles, essays, and entire novels in HTML of Mark Twain. Includes a great amount of information on Twain, the author of A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court, Tom Sawyer, and many more. This is a great online resource.

The Marx/ Engels Internet Archive

http://csf.colorado.EDU/psn/marx/

Provides a comprehensive collection of Marx/ Engels writings along with biography and bibliography information. Includes links to other Karl Marx related sites.

Mary Shelley

http://www.netaxs.com/~kwbridge/maryshel.html

This site houses information about Mary Shelley, Percy Shelly Romantics, and, of course, her popular novel Frankenstein. Newly updated, there is a gothic air to this site, including a musical background. This site provides a wealth of information about Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

http://www.tiac.net/users/eldred/nh/hawthorne.html

"Dedicated to enhancing our understanding and appreciation of Hawthorne's writings and life," this site has complete e-texts of his novels and stories. There are readings, pictures, and information about this 19th century American author of works such as The House of Seven Gables and The Scarlett Letter.

Oscar Wilde (The Wild Wilde Web)

http://www.clients.anomtec.com/oscarwilde/

The Wild Wilde Web has beautiful pictures, a nice biography, and a comprehensive bibliography for you to peruse if you are looking for a controversial playwright from the turn of the century. There is also an interesting page filled with quotes about Wilde.

Robert Burns

http://calligrafix.co.uk/genesis/burns/

Provides bibliography, biography, writings, and more about late eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns. Includes a glossary of Scottish terms and a history of Scotland during the Burns’ lifetime.

Romanticism On the Net

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/litov.html

Provides an online magazine and resource site for Romantic literature. Includes articles, reviews, a chronology, and an index of sites dedicated to Romanticism. This is an extensive site and is well recommended for anyone doing online research on Romantic literature.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/etext/stc/Coleridge/stc.html

This site provides a great amount of S.T. Coleridge writings and poems. Includes a critical essay, time line, and profile of the eighteenth century English poet. Coleridge is famous for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, and many others.

Stephen Crane

http://www.en.utexas.edu/~mmaynard/Crane/crane.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, and essays about nineteenth century American writer Stephen Crane. Includes images of Crane and literary analysis of works such as The Red Badge of Courage and The Blue Hotel.

William Blake

http://www.aa.net/~urizen/blake.html

This site is dedicated to the English Romantic poet and painter William Blake, author of Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Includes full color representation of Blake paintings with their accompanying text. Also includes a profile of Blake and links to other related sites.

Yukio Mishima Archive

http://www.injapan.net/members/tokyojon/cjourn.htm

This site is dedicated to the Japanese writer of the famous short story Patriotism. Currently present is a brief biography (of sorts) and a picture gallery. Provides links to other literature related sites.