Take a look at The Literature Network

If you're interested in reading a short story by authors like O. Henry or Rudyard Kipling The Literature Network is a good place to look. They also have full length works such as Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and The Prince and the Pauper by M. Twain.

The list of authors contains some 90 names in classic literature. A short bio is included for most, if not all, the writers.

http://www.online-literature.com/