Brown, Frederick, Zola: A Life, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

This detailed account of Émile Zola's life demonstrates
his importance as a writer, thinker, and political
figure. This biography took fifteen years to
compile and includes information from Zola's personal
correspondence.

Fast, Howard, ed., The Best Short Stories of Theodore Dreiser, Elephant Publishers, 1989.

Although he is known mainly for his novels, Dreiser
was also a short-story writer. Here, Fast collects the
best examples of Dreiser's short fiction.

Kershaw, Alex, Jack London: A Life, Griffin, 1999.

Kershaw examines London's exciting, short life in
this fast-paced biography. He includes London's literary
efforts, his adventurous spirit, his social and environmental
concerns, and his unpopular views.

This is the first collection of Norris's short fiction,
and critics praise the publisher's selection of these
fourteen stories from the more than sixty...