"Self-Reliance" is an essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes, the need for each individual to avoid...

Teacher Janice Albert presents a concise biography of Steinbeck's life and influence.

Explore the world of Ray Bradbury when you visit this educational resource. Each work is hyperlinked to study guide questions.

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's novel is offered by the Schomburg African American Women Writers project in machine-readable form.

This site focuses on Ann Petry including a short biography, the video [10:12] "Ann Petry and Harlem's History" and links to seven of her literary works.

Not only for teachers. Explore the world of this famous writer when you visit the collection of links on Whitman at the Web English Teacher website.

This site from ibiblio.org provides a very brief synopsis of Louisa May Alcott's life and accomplishments as a writer includes a link to a full-text of her book, "Little Women."