Welcome to our Literature page. From here you can visit many interesting pages and sites related to literature and to authors.   Visit our Edgar Allan Poe page where America's preeminent gothic poet and reputed "father" of the mystery/detective genre is well represented: on line works, links, and more. See our guide to Selected Literary Journals, Magazines and Reviews on the Net. You can even order books directly from us (specific out-of-print books, limited editions, new books, and trade books published by us).

Visit our new Edgar Allan Poe and Sherlock Holmes pages.

Check out Umberto Eco's MicroSoft vs. Mac: New Religious War below.

If you've never read the wonderful adventures of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle and his fiends, including the wonderful pushmi-pullyu, visit the INterGO Free Library and read the original. They have over a hundred classics on-line, many classics of literature for both adults and young people from Henry James' The Ambassadors to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum. They also have non-fiction such as The Art of War by Sun Tzu, The Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass, A Slave, and Zen and the Art of the Internet by Brendan P. Kehoe. Their eclectic collection also includes poetry such as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poems of Rupert Brook by Rupert Brook, Renaissance and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay, A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, and Paradise Lost by John Milton. Over 100 works are on-line. The site also has access to the American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus, and other on-line references. Much more, a great literary site. Kid friendly.

Lewis Carroll Mr. Dodgson we presume: Logic, mathematics, games and riddles on this page, within the Lewis Carroll Home Page site You're late, you're late, for a very important date with the Lewis Carroll Home Page with many links to Charles Dodgson and Alice home pages. Some are mathematical, some are literary, and others are just fun. Commercial sites page lists links to pages with books, games, CD ROMS, Videos and Laser Discs, Art, and much more information. Also, you can visit a site dedicated to the preparations and activities for the Lewis Carroll Centenary Exhibit with sections covering art, poetry, photography, articles, collections, and more.

As winter begins we present this poem by Robert Service, for lovers of El Niño, green house gases and ANYTHING as long as its WARM, meet your soul mate in The Cremation of Sam McGee.

The adage "the more things change, the more they are the same" is reinforced by this poem The Dilettante: A Modern Type written by Paul Laurence Dunbar and published one hundred years ago in the 1897 collection Lyrics of Lowly Life

Jane Austen Information Page A truly massive amount of information about Jane Austen and her writings. The short table of contents is, well, not short. Buried within this awesome site is a page that shouldn't be overlooked, the "Everybody loves their Jane Austen": occurrences of singular "their" etc. in Jane Austen's novels (Anti-pedantry page) which has the distinction of being the single most PEDANTIC site we have ever seen on the web. Satire is so much more delicious when it is self inflicted.

Malasina Home Page This page is a fascinating compendium of information related to Great Books of the Western "canon" as well as "significant works by women, minorities, cross-cultural sources, and gay and lesbian writers." The site is run by the faculty and students of an interdisciplinary program at Masalina College and contains in-depth references and information on many aspects of literary, cultural, and philosophical life in a form that only the Internet can offer. To browse this site is to be stimulated and what better can one say of a site based at an institution of learning?

Greek Mythology: The Gods, Heroes, Creatures, Stories: (link updated 12/2/97) Forget the difference between Eris and Eros? Actually, the effects are often similar. This site offers pithy synopses of the characteristics and stories of the Greek pantheon. The information on this site is clearly presented, fascinating and easy to read. A more liberal use of a spell checker might have been in order (who are we to talk, eh?) but, the information is solid. Warning, this site makes our site look like a riot of cutting edge graphics and color.

The Umberto Eco Page This beautiful page is devoted to Dr. Umberto Eco, Professor of Semiotics (the study of communication through signs and symbols) and author of the historical mystery, The Name of the Rose, which was made into a wonderful movie by the same name, starring Sean Connery. The site includes a short biography Dr. Eco and sections on his works, an interview, reviews, related links, and more. But, for you wireheads with a literary and philosophical bent, or for anyone who has done battle with the arcane mysteries of DOS and Windows©, this site reveals the root of your problems in Dr. Eco's wonderful explanation of the "computer religious wars" as a case of MAC as Catholic and DOS as protestant. His analogy should be read as an example of what literary analogy is all about. And, it has the advantages of being hilarious, witty, and quite possibly true!

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On the Net: Literary Journals, Digests, and Magazines:

Atlantic Unbound The Internet version of the respected literary, political, and cultural journal.

The Blue Moon Review Blue Moon's "philosophy" states "As a literary review, we at BMR feel that we're here to bring the best possible talents to light, to provide an online forum for writers to present their works internationally, and to usher literature into the digital age. We all read books--we just believe that this medium presents an unprecedented opportunity for writers of all stripes to interact and celebrate each other's work. We hope to provide good writers tremendous exposure using the very best of the technologies currently available. Writers can self-publish on the site's "Gazebo" page.

Boston Review: On The Web Boston Review describes itself as "a magazine of political, cultural, and literary ideas" and its "political project" as egalitarian, radical democratic, and culturally pluralist. In short, the Review is a left-center-of-gravity magazine of ideas: a magazine that aims to expand political debate, shift the cultural assumptions that frame that debate, and create greater space for political initiative guided by egalitarian, radically democratic, and culturally pluralist values. Like the New Republic this magazine mixes a strong diet of political analysis and commentary with literary and cultural content.

Conjunctions: The Web Forum of Innovative Writing Published from Bard College, this publication describes itself thus: "Conjunctions publishes innovative fiction, poetry, criticism, drama, art and interviews by both emerging and established writers. For over a decade and a half, Conjunctions' specific contribution to the literary community has been to provide a forum for the now over 800 writers and artists whose work challenges accepted forms and modes of expression, experiments with language and thought, and is fully realized art." Recent articles include "John Sayles on Nelson Algren," "Steve Ericson on Henry Miller," and "Rick Moody on John Cleever." The site features major selections from the printed version as well as interesting Internet only content.

Critique  bills itself as "the consummate review of books, magazine, media, and the like"  and has been online since  October, 2000,  They say that it is a "a motto we take seriously." They also say: "Each monthly issue, available in HTML and PDF, is packed with timely, comprehensive reviews of new and classic literature. Though we are an English-language publication, we do review work in translation. We currently have reviewers in four countries. But CRITIQUE is perhaps best known for its primary source features on established writers. Since its inception, the magazine has published outstanding interviews with Umberto Eco, Paul Bowles, Sam Pickering, and others."

Eternity: the magazine of speculative imagination. An extensive on-line magazine featuring new speculative fiction; reviews of books, movies, etc.; writers' resources; interviews; art; fan news and links.

Grand Street "Can't get enough of the freshest, sharpest literary magazine around." —The Village Voice; "Stunning." —The San Francisco Examiner According to its publishers: Grand Street magazine publishes challenging and compelling work in many different fields—from fiction, poetry and journalism to cutting-edge art and photography, science and even the occasional celebrity interview. Grand Street's consistent discovery of original writers and artists both in the United States and internationally has won the magazine acclaim as "one of the country's most distinguished literary magazines" (The Los Angeles Times) and "one of the best art-directed magazines around" (The San Francisco Examiner).

Literal Latti: A Journal of Prose, Poetry, and Art Billed as " a stimulating literary magazine, brewed in New York City" and "brimming with stories, poetry, essays, and art."

The Literary Review: An International Journal of Contemporary Writing According to its publishers this review "has been published quarterly by Fairleigh Dickinson University since 1957. Its many special issues have introduced new fiction, poetry, and essays from many nations, regions, or languages to English readers. Issues focus on such topics as contemporary Portugese literature, Iranian exiles, the Jewish Diaspora, North African authors, and Russian women writers. Works from issues devoted to writing in English have won awards and been reprinted in many collections.

Mississippi Review is the online version of the national literary magazine, founded in 1970, and published, in its print version, twice yearly by the Center for Writers at The University of Southern Mississippi. The Mississippi Review online is a Web-specific version of the magazine, a separate publication, which is an outlet for online fiction, poetry, essays, graphics, sound, video, and similar. It is published monthly except August by the Center for Writers, The University of Southern Mississippi, (AA/EOE),

Mudlark: An Electronic Journal of Poetry & Poetics The editors say: "We hope that you will take us up on the 'slow read' part of our motto: 'Fast load, slow read....' To keep our 'fast load' promise, we have paid our 'passionate attention' (Auden) to words not images. The poem's the thing. Once you have begun to Mudlark we want to give you reason to stay with us awhile. Take your time."

National Review Conservative political commentary, arts, literature reviews.

New Republic Liberal political commentary, arts, literature reviews.

The New River: A Journal of Hypertext Literature and Art The editor asks "What kind of art can be made with hypertext and hypermedia?" He goes on to opine "Those interested would do well to examine the novels, poems, and
critical writing of the Eastgate authors, and to explore the vital world of hypertext thriving on the World Wide Web. And to bookmark The New River, where I plan to publish hypertext and hypermedia that speak to the question.

New York Review of Books This is the on-line version of the respected review, founded during the 1963 publishing strike, and successful and influential ever since. The "about" statement of the site immodestly, but probably accurately states "The unprecedented and enthusiastic response was indicative of how badly America needed a literary and critical journal based on the assumption that the discussion of important books was itself an indispensable literary activity.

Oyster Boy Review: Print and Online Journal of Fiction and Poetry A journal of previously unpublished material.

Paumanok Review says "The Paumanok Review wants just one thing: to be the best.  TPR is a literary e-zine dedicated to publishing and promoting the best in contemporary art and literature

Ploughshares: The Literary Journal at Emerson College: This site is the on-line version of Ploughshares and contains extensive selections from current and back issues. Ploughshares is published in print form in April, August, and December, in quality paperback. Each issue is guest-edited by a prominent writer who explores personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. the editors note that:: "Inside each issue, you'll find not only great new stories and poems, but also a profile on the guest editor, book reviews, and miscellaneous notes about Ploughshares, its writers, and the literary world."

SALON :According to its on-site description, "SALON is an interactive magazine of books, arts and ideas." Salon aims to provide a forum for "authors, artists and thinkers " and "a kinetic community of readers and kindred spirits eager to thrash out cultural issues." They describe themselves as "refugees from the atrophying world of [hard copy] newspapers and magazines." To prove that they are our kind of people they say "our primary allegiance is to written communication, to the power of the word." Well worth a visit.

Web Del Sol The editors of this beautiful site point out that WDS, as they call it, "cannot be classified as a literary publication or ezine in the traditional sense (though it contains both subsets), but rather as a literary arts complex. Web Del Sol takes advantage of the WWW medium to offer the reader whole collections of work by new and established poets and writers. Among them are Robert Olen Butler, Carole Maso, Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux, Bradford Morrow, Ben Marcus, and David Ignatow. Web Del Sol also highlights collections of poetry, essays, audio files, and select prose culled only from the nation's most renowned literary publications and zines. The nature of WDS is not to present a specific theme per issue, but simply to acquire and frame the finest contemporary literary art available in America and abroad, and to array it in such a manner that it speaks for itself. You might say that Web Del Sol classifies as a grand experiment, a literary event at once in a continuous state
of birthing and crescendo, always becoming--yet a bit of the ideal world too, for the concept never changes, i.e., to discover, nurture, and web publish the finest in contemporary fiction, essays, and poetry."

Zoetrope: All Story This is the internet site of Zoetrope, a short story magazine founded by Francis Ford Coppola. Their aim is "finding and publishing the best new voices in short fiction." The website features stories from current and recent issues of the magazine, plus some extras only found on the net.

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