Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The A.B.C. murders / Agatha Christie -- Around the world in eighty days / Jules Verne -- Bel canto / Ann Patchett -- Bleak house / Charles Dickens -- Briar rose / Jane Yolen -- Fallen angels / Walter Dean Myers -- Franny and Zooey / J.D. Salinger -- How green was my valley / Richard Llewellyn -- A journal of the plague year / Daniel Defoe -- Jude the obscure / Thomas Hardy -- The little prince / Antoine de Saint-Exupery -- The once and future king / T.H. White -- To sir, with love / E.R. Braithwaite -- Typical American / Gish Jen.
Summary
Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance.