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A study guide to "Oliver Twist," the story of a London orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a gang of pickpockets; providing biographical information about the author, chapter summaries and commentaries, character sketches, critical notes, review questions, theme topics, and a selected bibliography.

A guide to reading and understanding Greek and Roman mythology that places authors in historical context, describes classical thought and literature, and summarizes numerous myths from each region.

Provides study tools on Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," including background on the author, summaries, commentary, literary analysis, and character analyses.

Presents summaries and commentaries, background on the author, essay topics, review questions, and other study tools for "Silas Marner" by George Eliot.

A study guide to Dante's epic poem "Divine Comedy: Inferno," including background on the author, an introduction, brief synopsis, and list of characters, critical commentaries on each canto, character analyses, critical essays, a review, and resources for further study.

A study guide to the seventeenth-century work "Paradise Lost," by John Milton, providing information about the author, facts about the characters, summaries and commentaries on the text, and review questions.

A study guide to "Lord of the Flies, " the story of a group of boys who become savages after being stranded on a deserted island; providing biographical information about the author, summaries and commentaries on each chapter, an analysis of the book and its characters, review questions, and a selected bibliography.

Provides the Cliffs Notes on Henrick Ibsen's classic novels, "A Doll's House, " and "Hedda Gabler;" and includes biographical information on the author, summaries of five plays by Ibsen, character analyses, and critical commentaries.

A study guide to "The Call of the Wild, " and 'White Fang, " two stories of dogs struggling for survival; providing biographical information about the author, general plot summaries, character lists, summaries and commentaries, critical theories, review questions, and a selected bibliography.