Precursors of the Short Story

Davies, Peter Ho Link-o-Mat: Peter Ho Davies http://www.newhum.com/for_students/link_o_mat/davies.html This page, created by two Rutgers writing professors for their anthology The New Humanities Reader, provides a brief biographical note and several links to support the story "What You Know," including links to information on school violence.

Interview with Peter Ho Davies http://www.virginia.edu/vqr/viewmedia.php/prmMID/8945 In an interview for The Virginia Quarterly Review, Davies discusses the range of his short fiction and how his short stories differ in style from his novels. de France, Marie The International Marie de France Society http://www.people.vcu.edu/~cmarecha/ This extensive scholarly site hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University includes bibliographies, recordings, facsimiles of a 14th-century manuscript, links to medieval studies sites, and information on the Society's journal, Le Cygne.

IPL Online Criticism Collection: Marie de France http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=mar-290 - other Part of the Internet Public Library, this site groups together the most important critical and biographical links on Marie de France as well as sites devoted to her works.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor IPL Online Criticism Collection: Fyodor Dostoevksy http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=dos-268 Part of the Internet Public Library, this site groups together the most important critical and biographical links on Dostoevsky as well as sites devoted to his works.

Dostoevsky Research Station http://www.kiosek.com/dostoevsky/contents.html The first Dostoevsky site on the Web, this one by Christiaan Stange of Prague provides a reading room and discussion group as well as over 200 links.

Doyle, Arthur Conan The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle http://www.siracd.com/work.shtml This appealing, information-packed site includes such helpful features as a "Who's Who" of Holmesian characters and much factual background for aspects of the Holmes novels. You can also play games or sign up to receive an e-mail newsletter.

The Arthur Conan Doyle Society http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/acdsocy.html For serious and knowledgeable Holmes enthusiasts, this web site emphasizes a discussion board and the publication of scholarly papers.

The Official Web Site of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate http://www.sherlockholmesonline.org/index.htm This authorized site includes an extensive (15-page) biography of the author, pages devoted to his key characters, and the latest information about the literary estate, such as new movie projects.