Informative biographical essay focusing on Gorky's political and social activities. Features several quotations from major works, and links to pages on Tolstoy and Chekhov.

This site provides both biographical information and some analysis of Issa's work. Links to significant names.

This site presents a biography of Yasunari Kawabata, who was the first Japanese novelist to win the Nobel prize for literature. The biography highlights the poetic nature of Kawabata's fiction.

A brief biography of the English poet, John Gay.

A general biography of Qintus Horatius Flaccus, better known as Horace, an outstanding lyric poet and satirist.

Provides a detailed biography of the Spanish playwright, relevant links, and a list of selected works.

A brief biography of writer and historian Thomas Carlyle. Includes a list of his works and details his relationships with other important figures in Victorian literature and culture.

This site offers a very interesting account of the life of Russian author, Leo Tolstoy.

This site presents an accurate account of the events in the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Also includes a bibliography of works by and about the author.

This site offers a biography of Goethe, a brief discussion of his most famous work, "Faust," and a list of the many versions of this work. Also includes a bibliography.

A detailed biography of the ancient Roman writer Virgil complemented by selected quotes from his works. Also provides a bibliography.