The Life and Works of Herman Melville -Includes biographical information, criticism of his work (Moby Dick, Billy Budd, Pierre, Bartleby the Scrivener) and links to other resources.

James Fenimore Cooper: First Literary Giant -Includes information about Cooper's influences, his themes and the reasons why he is one of America's finest authors.

Frederick Douglass -Information about Frederick Douglass, including his escape from slavery, The Liberator, his involvement in the abolitionist movement, and his writing.

Afro-American Almanac -Online text of Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.

The Poe Decoder -The Poe Decoder offers essays, summaries, and criticism about Edgar Allan Poe's life and works.

James Fenimore Cooper -Biographical information, his Native American influences, a timeline of his life, and a list of his works, including Last of the Mohicans, The Redskins, Jack Tier and others.

Afro-American Almanac: Harriet Beecher Stowe -Online version of Harriet Beecher Stowe's essay Sojourner Truth, the Libyan Sibyl.

Best of Edgar Allan Poe -Online versions of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories and poems. Includes The Angel of Odd, Annabel Lee, The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Gold Bug, The Masque of the Red Death, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Raven, Lenore, The Tell-Tale Heart, and others. Biographical information is also included.

Rip Van Winkle: Past and Present -Discussion of the themes in Washington Irving's classic story. Includes links to other resources, his treatment of Native Americans and his opinions on British rule.

Frederick Douglass Institute -This site honors the life and memory of former American slave Frederick Douglass and encourages multicultural teaching.