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Carroll, Lewis (1832-1898)
British writer. Pseudonym for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. His work represents some of the most lasting mid-Victorian fantasies. Carroll Links

Chaucer, Geoffrey (c. 1340-1400)
British writer. The greatest poet of the Middle English period. Well-known for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer Links

Chekhov, Anton (1894-1905)
Russian writer. Renowned for his short fiction and plays, particularly "The Cherry Orchard," "The Three Sisters," and other works. Find online texts, bibliographic resources and more. Chekhov Links

Chopin, Kate (1851-1904)
American writer. Labeled a popular colorist writer, she publishes a scandalous novel, The Awakening, and the literary world ignores her stories for the next 70 years. Chopin Links

  • Bayou Folk (1894)
    • A No Account Creole
    • In and Out of Old Natchitoches
    • In Sabine
    • A Very Fine Fiddle
    • Beyond the Bayou
    • Old Aunt Peggy
    • The Return of Alcibiade
    • A Rude Awakening
    • The Bênitous' Slave
    • Desirée's Baby
    • A Turkey Hunt
    • Madame Célestin's Divorce
    • Love on the Bon-Dieu
    • Loka
    • Boulôt and Boulotte
    • For Marse Chouchoute
    • A Visit to Avoyelles
    • A Wizard from Gettysburg
    • Ma'ame Pélagie
    • At the 'Cadian Ball
    • La Belle Zoraïde
    • A Gentleman of Bayou Têche
    • A Lady of Bayou St. John
  • Night in Arcadia, A (1897)
  • Uncollected Stories
    • Emancipation: A Life Fable
    • Wiser Than God
    • A Point at Issue!
    • Miss Witherwell's Mistake
    • With the Violin
    • Mrs. Mobry's Reason
    • The Going Away of Liza
    • The Maid of Saint Phillippe
    • A Shameful Affair
    • A Harbinger
    • Doctor Chevalier's Lie
    • An Embarrassing Position: Comedy in One Act
    • Croque-Mitaine
    • A Little Free-Mulatto
    • Miss McEnders
    • An Idle Fellow
    • The Story of an Hour
    • Lilacs
    • The Night Came Slowly
    • Juanita
    • The Kiss
    • Her Letters
    • Two Summers and Two Souls
    • The Unexpected
    • Two Portraits
    • Fedora
    • Vagabonds
    • Madame Martel's Christmas Eve
    • The Recovery
    • A Pair of Silk Stockings
    • Aunt Lympy's Interference
    • The Blind Man
    • Ti Frère
    • A Vocation and a Voice
    • A Mental Suggestion
    • Suzette
    • The Locket
    • A Morning Walk
    • An Egyptian Cigarette
    • A Family Affair
    • Elizabeth Stock's One Story
    • A Horse Story
    • The Storm
    • The Godmother
    • A Little Country Girl
    • A Reflection
    • Ti Démon
    • A December Day in Dixie
    • Alexandre's Wonderful Experience
    • The Gentleman from New Orleans

Coleridge, Samuel (1772-1834)
British writer. Meet one of the greatest poets of all time. Coleridge wrote some of the most influential poems such as "Christabel," "Kubla Khan," and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Coleridge Links | Coleridge Bio

Congreve, William (1670-1729)
Irish writer. Congreve Links

Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851)
American writer. American novelist, travel writer, and social critic, regarded as the first great American writer of fiction. He was famed for his action-packed plots and his vivid, if somewhat idealized, portrayal of American life in the forest and at sea. Cooper

Crane, Stephen (1871-1900)
American writer. Known for his novel about war, The Red Badge of Courage, these paged provide historical and biographical information, with links and online texts. Crane Links

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