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Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the stage and film productions of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," featuring profiles of directors, actors and actresses, and even backstage personnel, discussing the play's reception by the scandalized public, and including tidbits of gossip and trivia.

A-to-Z encyclopedia of information, interpretation, and analysis of Anne Rice's saga of the Mayfair witches, played out in her novels, "The Witching Hour," "Lasher," and "Taltos.".

Analyzes Kate Chopin's novel "The Awakening" and includes biographical information, thematic and structural analysis, character lists, critical essays, and major themes and ideas.