Online collection of biographical and critical information on world authors. Includes biographies and excerpts from critical essays on 300 novelists, poets, dramatists, short story writers, and essayists. A comprehensive index to the major literature series published by Gale. The library owns many of the volumes. American Authors on the Web Includes American authors since 1550.
Links point to sites with biographical and critical information.
Online Literary Criticism Collection, Internet Public Library Includes 2,662 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works. Can search by author, title, nationality, or literary period. This immense site takes some practice to use well but it is worth the effort. A Celebration of Women Writers Great resource for American writers.