| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 353 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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| 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 |
| Notes |
Each entry 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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Guest forward "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan |
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Title from website (viewed Dec. 2, 2008) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Alias Grace.
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Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. Death comes for the archbishop
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Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. Comte de Monte-Cristo. English
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Tender is the night.
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Golden, Arthur, 1957- Memoirs of a geisha
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Far from the madding crowd.
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James, Henry, 1843-1916. Portrait of a lady
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Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983. Darkness at noon.
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Lee, Lillian. Farewell my concubine
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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Babbitt
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London, Jack, 1876-1916. White fang.
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Rhys, Jean. Wide Sargasso sea
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. East of Eden.
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| SUBJECT |
Alias Grace (Atwood, Margaret) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01911461 |
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Babbitt (Lewis, Sinclair) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01356762 |
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Comte de Monte-Cristo (Dumas, Alexandre) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01360679 |
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Darkness at noon (Koestler, Arthur) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01360263 |
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Death comes for the archbishop (Cather, Willa) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01359894 |
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East of Eden (Steinbeck, John) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01356345 |
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Far from the madding crowd (Hardy, Thomas) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01357728 |
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Memoirs of a geisha (Golden, Arthur) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01390974 |
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Portrait of a lady (James, Henry) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01916258 |
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Tender is the night (Fitzgerald, F. Scott) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01356272 |
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White Fang (London, Jack) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01357002 |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 18th century.
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American fiction -- 19th century.
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American fiction -- 20th century.
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English fiction -- 19th century.
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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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 -- 19th century.
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Fiction -- 20th century.
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Literature -- History and criticism.
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American fiction.
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English fiction.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Fiction.
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Literature.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Smith, Jennifer.
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Thomson Gale (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0787669423 |
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0787693464 |
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9780787669423 |
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9780787693466 |
