The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka’s Prague: A Literary Walking Tour
A biographer of Kafka, Johannes Urzidil, writes that "Kafka was Prague and Prague was Kafka." Discover Franz Kafka's birthplace on this literary walking tour of Prague. Explore the sights and sounds that influenced Kafka's writing and experience his lasting legacy in the city he called home.

Kafka in the Comics
View a selection of Foxtrot comic strips dealing with Franz Kafka's story The Metamorphosis. Each strip humorously addresses some aspect of Kafka's tale about a man who wakes up one morning and discovers that he has been transformed into a cockroach.

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

Cyrano Asides
Read through this site to see snipets of how Cyrano has been reviewed over the years. How have the reviews changed? How have they stayed the same? What accounts for these similarities and changes? How would your review of Cyrano stand up next to these classic ones?

Chekhov: Four Plays by Anton Chekhov, translated by Carol Rocamora

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
Learn more about the life of Russian author Anton Chekhov and read some letters in which he gives advice and shares his opinions with other playwrights

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare: Insult Generator
Shakespeare was a master of drama, comedy, and word play, but some of his most masterful moments appeared when characters insulted one another. Go to this fun site to see some of the bard's best barbs. How would his insults hold up today?

The Ramsay Scallop by Frances Temple

The Middle Ages
What was it really like to live in Europe during the Middle Ages, the setting of The Ramsay Scallop? At this site you will learn about everyday medieval life and find out how people lived, dressed, and were entertained. You may also listen to musical instruments of the times and test your knowledge of medieval health treatments.