The AMERICAN NOVEL site offers a comprehensive exploration of 200 years of the American novel, including in-depth information on more than 50 American novels and authors, along with the literary movements they inspired. You'll also find interesting tidbits abound, ranging from the literary influences on a Southern gothic author who suffered from lupus and raised peacocks to the way different authors have influenced each other and, in some cases, used each other as characters in their novels[...]