African American Literature Book Club. For writers, readers, and book marketers of African American Literature. Along with discussion of books by black authors, this site includes information for black writers on agents and publishers.
American Verse Project. A collaborative project between the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative and the University of Michigan Press. Includes an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920. Simple searches, boolean searches, and proximity searches throughout the entire collection are possible.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Yellow Wallpaper. From the National Library of Medicine, the "Literature of Prescription" tells the story of the medical diagnosis that lead Charlotte Perkins Gilman to write about a young woman driven mad by the rest cure. The Yellow Wallpaper has been reprinted many times and is now considered a classic of feminist literature.
Indigenous Peoples' Literature. Full text of stories, poetry, documents, famous quotes, and music from indigenous people all over the world (including Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania) but with a particular emphasis is on North America, from the Algonquin Nations to the Zuni.
Jack London Collection. Includes full-text of London's writings, including short stories, novels, and non-fiction. Search the entire collection by keyword or phrase. Has portraits and images taken of and by London and his wife Charmian. Includes links to the Jack London Network and the Jack London State Historic Park.
The Moonlit Road. Ghost stories and weird folktales from the American South. Each month, the site offers several new feature short stories in both text and RealAudio versions. In addition, some stories include a Cultural Background page with information on the history, region, cultures, or peoples behind the story.
Nathaniel Hawthorne. Not only the full text of most of Hawthorne's writings, but hypertext commentaries as well. Includes a wealth of biographical information with such things as a timeline of dates and events in the life of the author, a memorial poem by Longfellow, and much more. Also has some criticism and other "Hawthorneana."
Perspectives in American Literature. A reference and research guide by Paul P. Reuben. Contains detailed information about American authors from Henry Adams to Louis Zukofsky.
Pulitzer Prizes. Official site of the Pulitzer Prize. Contains a timeline of winners, a history of the prizes, and even entry forms for the next competition.
Toni Morrison. African-American author, she won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 for the "visionary force and poetic import" of her six novels, which include Song of Solomon and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved. This site includes links to biographical information, bibliographies, interviews, reviews, and other web resources.
Uncle Remus: Social Context and Ramifications. Includes selected text of Uncle Remus' songs and sayings with analyses and context, non-folklore tales by Uncle Remus, contemporary reviews of the Remus books, illustrations from several volumes, editor's prefaces, a biography of Joel Chandler Harris, and a bibliography, courtesy of University of Virginia libraries.
Willa Cather Foundation. Born in Back Creek, Virginia on December 7, 1873, Willa Cather is most remembered for My Ántonia, A Lost Lady (1923) and Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927). Includes several online texts and a link to The Willa Cather Archive.
Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875. The Wright American Fiction online collection attempts to include every novel published in the United States from 1851 to 1875, not necessarily by American authors (one work by Charles Dickens is included) or by authors who were unpublished, but lived between 1851-1875 (Emily Dickinson is not included).
Zora Neale Hurston Plays at the Library of Congress. This site contains a selection of ten plays reflecting Hurston's life experience, travels, and research, especially her study of folklore in the African-American South.
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