Busse Library provides this website as a resource for students and faculty researching literature's major authors. Based upon the book, The Literary 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time by Daniel S. Burt (New York: Facts on File, 2001), the project offers full listings by ranking and through a name index.

Specialized pages offer women writers, American authors, United Kingdom authors, and world authors grouped by continent. Developed solely for this website, additional project resources include significant authors in children's literature and a compilation of other "top 100" literature projects.

Each author's entry includes online biographical research and landmarks, scholarly resources, major works online, and Busse Library offerings for the novelist, dramatist, or poet.

This project, and its inspiration, develop from a tradition to select the world's most important authors who made a lasting contribution to literature and to compile a selection of history's most significant published texts in fiction and nonfiction.

The Authors, By Ranking:

• William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) [71]
• Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) [72]
• Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) [73]
• Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) [74]
• George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) [75]
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1928-) [76]
• Walter Scott (1771-1832) [77]
• Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) [78]
• Robert Musil (1880-1942) [79]
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) [80]

William Makepeace Thackeray

• The Chronicle of the Drum -- online exhibit from Indiana University Libraries, Reference Department
• Project Gutenberg: William Makepeace Thackeray -- full listing of titles
• Representative Poetry Online (RPO): Selected Poetry of William Makepeace Thackeray
• Thackeray Page: Electronic Classics Series: Penn State -- view stories and novels
• Vanity Fair, A Novel without a Hero: Bartleby.com -- full text of novel online
• William Makepeace Thackeray: Electronic Texts: University of Adelaide Library -- short stories and letters
• Overview of Thackeray's Vanity Fair: 19th Century English Novel: Brooklyn College -- course website
• Pegasus in Harness: Victorian Publishing and William Makepeace Thackeray. By Peter L. Shillingsburg. -- full text online
• Thackeray's Illustrations to Vanity Fair: The Victorian Web -- view complete set
• William Makepeace Thackeray: The Victorian Web
• "The Gentle Pessimism of William Makepeace Thackeray: A Biography." By William J. Long. HumanitiesWeb.
• William Makepeace Thackeray: Books and Writers -- detailed biography
• William Makepeace Thackeray: A Short Biography: Victorian Web

Busse Library Resources on Thackeray

• Hardy, Barbara Nathan. The exposure of luxury; radical themes in Thackeray / [1972] PR5638 .H35 1972b
• Lund, Michael. Reading Thackeray / c1983. PR5638 .F47 1983
• McMaster, Juliet. Thackeray: the major novels / [c1971] PR5638 .M3
• Ray, Gordon Norton. The buried life: a study of the relation between Thackeray's fiction / 1952. PR5631 .R3
• Sundell, M.G. Twentieth century interpretations of Vanity fair; a collection of critical essays / [1969] PR6518 .S8
• Thackeray, William Makepeace. The complete works of Wm. M. Thackeray / 1899. PR5600 .E99
• Tillotson, Geoffrey. Thackeray: the critical heritage / 1968. PR5648 .T5

Percy Bysshe Shelley

• The Complete Poetical Works: Percy Bysshe Shelley: Bartleby.com
• "A Defence of Poetry." (1819): Modern History Sourcebook: Fordham University
• Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Literature Network -- collection of online works and biography
• Representative Poetry Online (RPO): Percy Bysshe Shelley -- view roughly 40 poems online
• The Keats-Shelley Association of America
• The Keats-Shelley Journal
• The Percy Bysshe Shelley Resource Page: University of Maryland< -- gateway to texts and criticism
• Questia.com: Percy Bysshe Shelley: Research and Criticism -- subscribe to view texts
• Web Concordance: Percy Bysshe Shelley
• The Keats-Shelley Memorial House: Rome, Italy
• National Portrait Gallery (UK): Percy Bysshe Shelley -- view images online
• Percy Bysshe Shelley: Books and Writers -- detailed biography
• The Shelley Chronology. By Carl Stahmer, UC, Santa Barbara

Busse Library Resources on Shelley

• Baker, Carlos. Shelley's major poetry: the fabric of a vision / 1948. PR5438 .B26
• Hogle, Jerrold E. Shelley's process: radical transference and the development / 1988. PR5438 .H64 1988
• Power, Julia. Shelley in America in the nineteenth century / 1964. PR5438 .P6 1964.
• Ridenour, George M. Shelley; a collection of critical essays / [1965] PR5431 .R5
• White, Newman Ivey. Portrait of Shelley / 1945. PR5431 .W52
• Wilson, Milton Thomas. Shelley's later poetry; a study of his prophetic imagination / 1959 [c1957] PR5438 .W5

Eugene O'Neill

• eText Archive: eONeill.com -- extensive full-text listings
• Project Gutenberg: Eugene O'Neill -- full texts of The Hairy Ape, Anna Christie, and The First Man.
• Thirst, and Other One Act Plays -- written during 1913-1914 by O'Neill
• eONeill.com: An Electronic Eugene O'Neill Archive -- view texts and criticism
• Eugene O'Neill Letters Project
• The Eugene O'Neill Newsletter
• Inventory to the Eugene Gladstone O'Neill Papers (1914-1963): New York Public Library (NYPL)
• The Nobel Prize in Literature, 1936: Eugene O'Neill
• Perspectives in American Literature (PAL): Eugene O'Neill
• American Masters (PBS): Eugene O'Neill
• Eugene O'Neill: Books and Writers -- detailed biogpraphy
• Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site (Danville, CA)
• Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (Waterford, CT)
• An Overview of Eugene O'Neill's Career: CurtainUp
• Tao House: Eugene O'Neill Foundation
• Touring Eugene O'Neill's New London. By Robert A. Richter. -- full contents online

Busse Library Resources on O'Neill

• Bogard, Travis. Contour in time: the plays of Eugene O'Neill / 1988. PS3529.N5 Z568 1988
• Engel, Edwin Alexander. The haunted heroes of Eugene O'Neill / 1953. PS3529.N5 Z63
• Faulk, Doris V. Eugene O'Neill and the tragic tension / 1958. PS3529.N5 Z64
• Floyd, Virginia. Eugene O'Neill: a world view / c1979. PS3529.N5 Z637
• Martine, James J. Critical essays on Eugene O'Neill / c1984. PS3529.N5 Z62727 1984
• Raleigh, John Henry. The plays of Eugene O'Neill / [1965] PS3529.N5 Z79
• Sheaffer, Louis. O'Neill, son and playwright / 1989, c1968. PS3529.N5 Z797 1989

Wallace Stevens

• Modern American Poetry: Wallace Stevens -- large library of poems
• Representative Poetry Online (RPO): Wallace Stevens -- seven poem texts
• Wallace Stevens: Three Essays from Opus Posthumous: Borzoi Reader c1989.
• Pespectives in American Literature (PAL): Wallace Stevens
• Wallace Stevens: Academy of American Poets --features biography and ten poem texts
• "Wallace Stevens." From The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Ed by Michael Groden and Martin Kreiswirth. c1997, JHU Press.
• The Wallace Stevens Journal
• Hartford Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens
• The National Book Award Foundation: Classics: Wallace Stevens
• The Voice of the Poet: Wallace Stevens: Salon.com Audio -- live readings from poet
• Wallace Stevens: Books and Writers -- detailed biography
• Wallace Stevens: New York Times Obituary (Aug.3, 1955)
• Wallace Stevens Walking Tour: Hartford, CT

Busse Library Resources on Stevens

• Baird, James. The dome and the rock; structure in the poetry of Wallace Stevens / [1968] PS3537 .T4753 Z59
• Borroff, Marie. Wallace Stevens: a collection of critical essays / [1963] PS3537.T4753 Z6
• Fuchs, Daniel. The comic spirit of Wallace Stevens / 1963. PS3537.T4753 Z64
• Longenbach, James. Wallace Stevens: the plain sense of things / 1991. PS3537 .T4753 Z6764 1991
• Morris. Adalaide Kirby. Wallace Stevens: imagination and faith / [1974] PS3537.T4753 Z679
• Riddel, Joseph N. The clairvoyent eye; the poetry and poetics of Wallace Stevens / 1965. PS3537 .T4753 Z76
• Stern, Herbert Jay. Wallace Stevens: art of uncertainty / [1966] PS3537.T4753 Z767.
• Wells, Henry Willis. Introduction to Wallace Stevens / 1964 [c1963] PS3537.T4753 Z93

George Gordon, Lord Byron

• Byron's Letters and Journals. Ed. by Jeffrey D. Hoeper.
• Lord Byron Collection: Bartleby.com
• Lord George Gordon Byron: The Literature Network -- biography and online library of poems
• Representative Poetry Online (RPO): George Gordon, Lord Byron -- over 25 poems for viewing
• The Byron Journal
• The Byron Society
• Byronic Bibliography. By Anne Risdale Mott, Douglas College, New Westminster (British Columbia)
• Center for Byron Studies: University of Nottingham (UK)
• "Characteristics of the Byronic Hero." ENG 434, Nineteenth Century Novel, University of Michigan, Dearborn
• The Life and Work of Lord Byron -- biographical and critical resources
• The Satanic and Byronic Hero: Romantic Period: Norton Anthology of English Literature c2003-04.
• Byronmania: A Web Site of Fact and Fiction about George Gordon, Lord Byron -- scholarly approach
• Lord Byron -- solid biography
• Lord Byron, George Gordon: Books and Writers -- detailed biography
• Lord Byron: Images: Portraits of the Poet, His family, and friends

Busse Library Resources on Lord Byron

• Borst, William Alvord. Lord Byron's first pilgrimage / 1948. PR4382 .B6
• Calvert, William J. Byron: romantic paradox / 1962 [c1935] PR4381 .C3 1962
• Leonard, William Ellery. Byron and Byronism in America / 1907. PR4388 .L4 1907
• Marchand, Leslie Alexis. Byron; a biography / 1957. PR4381 .M33
• Thorslev, Peter Larsen. The Byronic hero: types and prototypes / [1962] PR4389 .T45 1962
• Trueblood, Paul Graham. The flowering of Byron's genius; studies in Byron's Don Juan / 1962 [c1945]. PR4359 .T7 1962.
• West, Paul. Byron: a collection of critical essays / [1963] PR4381 .W4

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

• Bell-Villada, Gene. "Journey to Macondo in Search of Garcia Marquez." Boston Review (June 1984).
• "Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Magic Realism." By Dana Gioia. c1998.
• Macondo: The World of Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- definitive site for author
• The Nobel Prize for Literature, 1982: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Biography. From An Introduction to Fiction. By X.J. Kennedy and Diana Gioia.
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Books and Writers -- detailed biography

Busse Library Resources on Garcia Marquez

• Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. One hundred years of solitude / [1971] PQ8180.17.A73 O6x
• Janes, Regina. Gabriel Garcia Marquez: revolutions in wonderland / 1981. PQ8180.17.A73 Z687
• McMurray, George R. Gabriel Garcia Marquez / c1977. PQ8180.17.A73 Z7
• McNerney, Kathleen. Understanding Gabriel Garcia Marquez / c1989. PQ8180.17.A73 Z724 1989
• Oberhelman, Harley D. Gabriel Garcia Marquez: a study of the short fiction / c1991. PQ8180.17.A73 Z6735 1991
• Shaw, Bradley A. Critical perspectives on Gabriel Garcia Marquez / c1986. PQ8180.17.A73 Z689

Walter Scott

• Electronic Classics Series: Sir Walter Scott -- directory of full texts from Penn State
• Ivanhoe -- full text offered by the Literature Network
• Selected Poetry of Sir Walter Scott: Representative Poetry Online (RPO)
• Sir Walter Scott: Bibliomania -- offers full texts of Ivanhoe and Rob Roy
• "The Tapestried Chamber, Or, The Lady in the Saque." -- Scott short story
• The Life of Sir Walter Scott by S. Fowler Wright. London, 1932 -- full text of critical biography
• The Modern History Sourcebook: Thomas Carlyle on Sir Walter Scott, 1838 -- full text of narrative
• The Victorian Web: Sir Walter Scott
• Walter Scott Digital Archive: Edinburgh University Library
• Sir Walter Scott by Richard H. Hutton. London, 1888. -- full text of biography
• Sir Walter Scott: Books and Writers -- detailed biography
• Sir Walter Scott Monument: Edinburgh, Scotland
• The Sir Walter Scott Way -- tourist area in southern Scotland

Busse Library Resources on Scott

• Causac, Marian H. Narrative structure in the novels of Sir Walter Scott / 1969. PR5341 .C8
• Clark, Arthur Melville. Sir Walter Scott: the formative years / 1970 PR5332 .C5 1970
• Cockshut, A.O. J. The achievement of Walter Scott / 1969. PR5341 .C58 1969b
• Fleishman, Avrom. The English historical novel; Walter Scott to Virginia Woolf / [1971] PR868.H5 F5
• Hayden, John O. Scott: the critical heritage / [1970] PR5341 .H35 1970b
• Lauber, John. Sir Walter Scott / [c1966] PR5341 .L3
• Scott, Walter, Sir. The works of Sir Walter Scott / PR5300 .F12
• Young, Douglas. Edinburgh in the age of Sir Walter Scott / [1965] DA890.E2 Y6

Pablo Neruda

• Pablo Neruda: Sixty Poems in Translation
• Poems by Pablo Neruda. Translated by Jodey Bateman. -- texts of 20 poems
• The Nobel Prize in Literature, 1971: Pablo Neruda
• Pablo Neruda: Emory University (Atlanta, GA) -- course resource page
• Pablo Neruda Exhibit: Stanford University Libraries -- art and literary criticism
• The Pablo Neruda Foundation
• "Pablo Neruda: A Life Consumed by Poetry and Politics." By Ilan Stavans. Chronicle of Higher Education (July 2, 2004)
• Pablo Neruda: Red Poppy -- centennial critical study including poems
• The Centennial Anniversary of Pablo Neruda (1904-2004) -- details on Chile's national celebration
• Pablo Neruda: Academy of American Poets -- biography and four poem texts
• Pablo Neruda: Books and Writers -- detailed biography
• Pablo Neruda: The University of Chile -- portal for biographical research

Busse Library Resources on Neruda

• Neruda, Pablo. Selected poems / [1990], c1970. PQ8097 .N4 A28 1990
• Neruda, Pablo. Yo soy Pablo Neruda / [198?] Video PQ 8097.N4 Y6x
• Scarpelli. Il Postino, The Postman / 1995. Video PN 1997 .P48
• Skarmeta, Antonio. Burning patience / c1987. PQ8098.28.K3 A7313 1987

Robert Musil

• The Man Without Qualities -- excerpts from the novel's newest translation
• The Austria Literature Museum: Robert Musil -- exhibit details (German language site)
• The International Robert Musil Research Center --(German only)
• The Papers of the Robert Musil Research Unit: University of Reading (UK)
• "The Qualities of Robert Musil." By Roger Kimball. New Criterion OnLine (14.6) (Feb. 1996)
• Robert Musil: About Vienna.org
• Robert Musil: Books and Writers -- detailed biography
• Robert Musil. By Jerry van Beers. c2003. -- gateway for biographical details

Busse Library Resources on Musil

• O'Connor, Kathleen. Robert Musil and the tradition of the German novelle / c1992. PT2625.U8 Z824 1991

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

• Alfred Lord Tennyson's Poetry -- large online collection
• "The Charge of the Light Brigade" -- offered by the Modern History Sourcebook
• Lord Alfred Tennyson: The Literature Network -- biography and numerous poems
• Selected Poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Representative Poetry Online
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Victorian Web
• Lord Alfred Tennyson: Academy of American Poets -- biography and six major poems
• The Tennyson Society (UK)
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Lincolnshire Web -- local landmarks in poet's life
• Alfred Tennyson . Biography by Andrew Lang. Project Gutenburg.
• Alfred Tennyson: Books and Writers -- detailed biography
• The Tennyson Page -- chronologies and poems
• The Twickenham Museum: Alfred, Lord Tennyson -- local sites of interest

Busse Library Resources on Tennyson

• Buckley, Jerome Hamilton. Tennyson; the growth of a poet / 1960. PR5581 .B8
• Kissane, James D. Alfred Tennyson / [1970] PR5588 .K55
• Priestley, F.E.L. Language and structure in Tennyson's poetry / 1973. PR5594 .P7
• Rader, Ralph Wilson. Tennyson's Maud: the biographical genesis / 1963. PR5567 .R3
• Richardson, Joanna. The pre-eminent Victorian, a study of Tennyson / [1962] PR5581 .R5
• Ricks, Christopher B. Tennyson / [1972] PR5581 .R54
• Ryals, Clyde de L. From the great deep; essays on Idylls of the King / [1967] PR5560 .R9