World Literature

Public domain e-text based on W.G. Collingwood and J. Stefansson´s translation of Kormak's Saga.

Gujarati literature, poem, Sher, Shyari and lots of gujarati articles.

Read Gujarati novel, short stories, poems and jokes. You don't have to download any Gujarati font to read. Updated often.

Promotes Hindi language through programs such as awarding grants to institutes, recognizing authors and teachers, publications, and training.

Online bookstore for Malayalam books. Books in Malayalam and books on Kerala can be ordered here.

Contains information about G.A.Kulkarni's work as well as snippets from some of his short stories.

Presents translations of Tamil literature.

It mainly concerns Urdu poetry and culture and includes a discussion forum.

Urdu poetry written on subjects like relations, emotions, love and society by various great poets.

A specimen of the remarkable beauty and power of Irish epic tales.

Biographical data, bibliography, downloadable Miyazawa translations, image gallery and essay collection.

Short biography of the author.

Several poems in English translation.

The ghazal verse-form is described, as in Urdu and some other languages.

A short introduction to a young poet and artist.

A recent poem by a poet of Pakistani origin.

English translations of the Urdu ghazals of Nasir Kazmi.

Author of books for teenagers and pre-school children.

Offers electronic editions of August Strindberg's texts, including a list of early translations of his works.

An introductory essay explaining the roots and basic ideas of Transcendentalism.

Includes a biography, photograph, and selected poems.

The Maine Historical Society presents biographical information and a database of poems.

An extensive biography, chat, message walls, comments on Poe's work and links to Poe sites.

The Library of Congress website honors Thoreau with an essay on his literary and philosophical contributions.

Organization to promote Thoreau's life and works through education, outreach, and advocacy. Includes membership information, activities and teacher resources.

Game board created as a way to help his daughters learn history, but developed into a marketable commodity that he hoped would sweep the country.

Detailed review of Twain's life and his attitude toward racial issues.

Detailed Library of Congress exhibit on Washington's life, work, and influence on American culture.

Creator of the Tuskegee University, read about the life of Booker T. Washington and his work "Up From Slavery".

Article by Daniel Hager from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

Hyper-linked biography of Washington with comments on his life by contemporaries.

Wikipedia biography, features information on people and places that were significant to the author.

Literary magazine edited by the author.

Interview with Bret Easton Ellis.

Review from The Tech.

Baltimore, Maryland-based group which promotes the memory and reading of the works of Henry Louis Mencken.

A non-profit organization to promote the life, times and literary works of Saroyan. Information about its annual storywriting contest for students, and articles by and about the author.

Objectives are to educate, inform and communicate others about the author and his works. Includes photographs, quotes, and stories contributed by readers.

Life and accomplishments.

Information and links from Paul Reuben's PAL website.

Background information on Mary Rowlandson's Captivity Narrative, by Caroline Gleason.

Article on the 18th century African-American poet. List if her known works, and links collection.

Novelist and non-fiction author; with a biography and synopses.

Novelist, poet and essayist; with text, audio and video lectures.

Official site of the author of the Murray Whelan series; with excerpts, reviews and speaking schedule.

Includes biography and works.

1885 essay on the Elizabethan sonnet.

Includes links to online texts, biographical and bibliographical information, and links to related resources on the internet.

Images of artwork and text from a 1642 edition of Religio Medici. From Glasgow University Library Special Collections.

Compares Cary's play to its source, Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews.