1890-1980

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

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.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Bibliography: p. 149-157. A critical study of the short fiction, essays, and only novel of the American author.

Chronicles the lives and work of Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering, who developed a vaccine for whooping cough. Discusses the dangers of whooping cough, the scientists' education and work, and how the vaccine was developed. Includes photos, a timeline, glossary, index, and resources for further information.

Have you gotten a shot at the doctor's office recently? In the 1920s, about six thousand children a year were dying of pertussis, or whooping cough. Grace Eldering and Pearl Kendrick began to study of the disease, and their research eventually led to a reliable vaccine. Learn how their combined efforts helped to treat and eventually prevent a deadly disease that mostly affected children, as well as providing a model for how to approach public health concerns.