Major Authors During the Realism Era
- Mark Twain-- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, The Glided Age
- Kate Chopin-- The Awakening, At Fault, Bayou Folk
- Jack London-- The Call of the Wild, White Fang, In a Far Country
- Upton Sinclair-- The Jungle, King Coal, Dragon's Teeth
- Frank Norris-- The Octopus, The Surrender of Santiago, A Man's Woman
- Charles Chesnutt-- House Behind the Cedars, The Marrow of Tradition
- Helen Hunt Jackson-- Ramona, Bits of Travel at Home, A Century of Dishonor