This interview with author Will Hobbs was conducted in 1994. Although not recent, it gives interesting and thoughtful views on the art of writing fiction. If you're thinking of being a writer, or just wonder how a writer works, this is...

This Library of Congress site provides a brief description of Crane's life as a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War and then provides some excerpts from some of his war correspondences. A bibliography of related works of...

This University of Virginia Library site provides the text of Stephen Crane's "The Blue Hotel".

[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will find several blackline masters for primary, elementary and middle school students for use when doing various types of book reports such as fiction, biography, fairy tales, historical...

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Arcturus, or, The Bright Star in Bootes by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1865), a fictional story based on factual scientific information.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Baldwin Library: Hans the Painter by Mary C. Rowsell (1888). This book is a fictional biography of Hans the painter.

Reading non-fiction and perhaps particularly biography is a skill that must be taught. This unit uses the lives of three icons: Elvis Presley, Malcolm X and Rachel Carson to develop this skills. Extensive bibliography for the teacher,...

Seventh graders explore a tumultuous period in our country's history during which people questioned political decisions, morals, and social norms. This unit presents opportunities for students to examine different perspectives through...

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Denise and Ned Toodles by Gabrielle Emilie Jackson, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Dog Crusoe and His Master by Robert Michael Ballantyne, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Dot and Her Treasures by L. T. Meade, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of For the Queen's Sake by Evelyn Everett-Green, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Forlorn Hope, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Fortunes of the Fellow by Will Allen Dromgoole, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Four-footed Americans and Their Kin by Mabel Osgood Wright, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Fridtjof Nansen by Jacob Breda Bull, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Georgie's Present by Cicilia Lucy Brightwell, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Green Toby Jug and the Princess Who Lived Opposite by Edwin Hohler, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Gwen by Penelope Leslie, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Hero-chums by Will Allen Dromgoole, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Horse and His Ways, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Howe Boys by Sarah Schoonmaker Baker, a fiction book for children.