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Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun

1994
Presents a summary of "A Raisin in the Sun" along with character lists, plot discussions, historical context of the work, an author biography, study questions, and essay topic suggestions, with illustrations.
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Dubliners

2011
Presents James Joyce's vignettes of Irish life in fifteen stories on Dublin, and includes the unabridged text, scene by scene summaries, explanations and discussions of the plots, questions and answers, a list of characters and a biography of Joyce.
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The legend of Sigurd and Gudr?un

2010
Presents two epic poems from J. R. R. Tolkien, and features "The New Lay of the V?olsungs," which details the ancestry of the hero Sigurd; and "The New Lay of Gudr?un," in which Sigurd's sister Gudr?un marries Atli and seeks revenge after her brothers are murdered; and includes notes and commentary from Christopher Tolkien.

Macbeth

an authoritative text, sources and contexts, criticism
2004

Othello

authoritative text, sources and contexts, criticism
2004

Chicken soup for the mother's soul

101 stories to open the hearts and rekindle the spirits of mothers
1997
Contains heartwarming stories that celebrate three defining moments of motherhood from the triumphant to the trivial.
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