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D. H. Lawrence was an English author, born in 1885, who is known for his advocacy of sexual freedom and its role in his writing. Lawrence wrote his first novel in 1911, and earned a place in English literature. Learn more about this important figure in literary history. (more…)

William Alfred is an American playwright and Harvard professor who lived from 1922 to 1999. He wrote Hogan’s Goat, a play about the Irish immigrants in New York at the turn of the century, in the 1960s. Learn more about this writer and his acclaimed plays… (more…)

Henry David Thoreau is an American writer and philosopher who is most famous for his book Walden, which described Thoreau’s attempt to live self-sufficiently in the woods, away from society. Learn more about this important author and thinker… (more…)

Upton Sinclair is an early 20th-Century American author whose works have earned critical acclaim. He is best known for his novel, The Jungle. Learn more about this author and read The Jungle online. (more…)

Emily Dickinson is a famous American poet who lived from 1830 to 1886. No review of American literature is complete without Emily Dickinson’s poetry. Learn more about this author… (more…)

Canadian author Yann Martel is best known for his book The Life of Pi, which has captured the hearts of readers since 2001 and won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2002. Learn more about this incredible story. (more…)

William Faulkner is one of the most acclaimed modern American authors. He lived from 1897 to 1962 and wrote about the American South. Read more about this famed author… (more…)

Eugene O’Neill is an influential American playwrite. Read more about O’Neill and his famous play, A Long Day’s Journey into Night. (more…)

Read about renowned American author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his most famous novel, The Great Gatsby. (more…)

Read about author and physicist Alan Lightman, who combines science and writing… (more…)