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Want to know more about the world of literature? We've selected some of the best online resources available to help you navigate. Look below for information on author biographies, reviews and criticisms, political connections, and more!

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Bookjacket - The Peabody Sisters
The Peabody Sisters
Elizabeth, Mary, and Sophia Peabody were in many ways our American Brontes. The story of these remarkable sisters - and their central role in shaping the thinking of their day - has never before been fully told. Twenty years in the making, Megan Marshall's monumental biography brings the era of creative ferment known as American Romanticism to new life....More

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Cool Stuff
Antique map of Italy, close-upLiterature Map
Visit the Literature Map to see who is else writes like your favorite author. Careful, you might get addicted!
The Saint Florian's PsalterLuminarium
Try this beautiful site for online texts of Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration, and 17th century literature.
reading a bookShort Stories
Like a good short story to perk up your mood? Find lots of short stories online at this great UK site.
Did You Know?
Stephen King or Richard Bachman?
Stephen King also wrote under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman for some of his earlier novels. The name was a combination of the first name of a pseudonym for another fiction writer, and the last name of musician.