Q:

What prophets came before Muhammad PBUH?

I am interested in researching the words of the other prophets as well as Muhammad PBUH, but I am unclear on who came before. I would like to know where people lost, confused, or abandoned their messages. Wikipedia has an entry, but I'd prefer Qur'anic verses or hadiths, of course.
Specifically, I would like to know

How many prophets came before Muhammad PBUH?
Who were they?
Where can I find out about them? (Scholarly resources preferred)

A:

You can find an authentic record for stories of the prophet in the medieval book Stories of Prophets by the famous scholar Ibn Kathir.
Here are the prophets mentioned in the table of contents:

Prophet Adam
Prophet Idris (Enoch)
Prophet Nuh (Noah)
Prophet Hud
Prophet Salih
Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)
Prophet Isma'il (Ishmael) 
Prophet Ishaq (Isaac)
Prophet Yaqub (Jacob)
Prophet Lot (Lot)
Prophet Shuaib
Prophet Yusuf (Joseph)
Prophet Ayoub (Job)  
Prophet Dhul-Kifl 
Prophet Yunus (Jonah)
Prophet Musa (Moses) & Harun (Aaron)
Prophet Hizqeel (Ezekiel)
Prophet Elyas (Elisha)
Prophet Shammil (Samuel)
Prophet Dawud (David)
Prophet Sulaiman (Soloman) 
Prophet Shia (Isaiah)
Prophet Aramaya (Jeremiah) 
Prophet Daniel 
Prophet Uzair (Ezra)
Prophet Zakariyah (Zechariah)
Prophet Yahya (John)
Prophet Isa (Jesus)
Prophet Muhammad PBUH

