1885-1962

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.

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.

The author describes her life on a coffee plantation in Kenya for seventeen years before returning to Denmark in 1931 to write.

The story of writer Isak Dinesen's life in Kenya running a coffee plantation, where she fell in love with the land and the people.

The life story of famed Antarctic explorer Shackleton, featuring Frank Hurley's famous photos of the Endurance expedition. Follows him from his first sailing position at the age of 16 to his legendary polar expeditions. Includes candid interviews with family members, scholars and archivists.