| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 353 pages) : illustrations, photos. |
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Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest forward "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Alias Grace / Margaret Atwood -- Babbitt / Sinclair Lewis -- The count of Monte Cristo / Alexandre Dumas -- Darkness at noon / Arthur Koestler -- Death comes for the archbishop / Willa Cather -- East of Eden / John Steinbeck -- Far from the madding crowd / Thomas Hardy -- Farewell my concubine / Lilian Lee -- Memoirs of a geisha / Arthur Golden -- The protrait of a lady / Henry James -- Tender is the night / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- White fang / Jack London -- Wide Sargasso sea / Jean Rhys. |
| Summary |
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism. |
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Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939-
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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.
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Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870.
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Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983.
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Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.
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Lee, Lillian.
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Golden, Arthur, 1957-
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James, Henry, 1843-1916.
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940.
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London, Jack, 1876-1916.
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Rhys, Jean.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Fiction -- 20th century.
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Fiction -- 19th century.
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American fiction -- 20th century.
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American fiction -- 19th century.
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American fiction -- 18th century.
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English fiction -- 19th century.
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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Literature -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Jennifer, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Novels for students, Volume 19. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2004 9780787669423 |
| ISBN |
9780787693466 (electronic book) |
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0787693464 (electronic book) |
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9780787669423 |
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0787669423 |
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