Introduction
The American South has an incredible literary tradition. Writers like Maya Angelou, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Hurston, Eudora Welty, Harper Lee, and John Grisham have all written about life in this intriguing region of the world.
To find biographical information about these Southern authors as well as links to texts and criticism, enter Literature Online (LION) database, and click the "Authors" link on the left sidebar.
Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary Online- this is the largest dictionary of the English language ever created. You can find definitions as well as etymologies (word histories). It includes officially-recognized words as well as Southern slang like "y'all". It also encompasses extinct words from early periods of Southern history.