inheritance and succession

Presents Dickens's 1853 novel which tells the story of several generations of the Jarndyce family who wait in vain to inherit money that is tied up in a legal dispute in England's notoriously slow moving Court of Chancery.

Presents William Shakespeare's tragedy in which a king foolishly disinherits his favorite child when she speaks out against him and splits his kingdom between the daughters who are plotting against him; and includes explanatory notes and an introduction on the play's sources, language, composition, and performance.

Presents Dickens's 1853 novel in which several generations of the Jarndyce family wait in vain for an inheritance tied up in a legal dispute in England's notoriously slow-moving Court of Chancery.

Art master Walter Hartright comes to the aid of his student, Laura, whom he has fallen in love with, after the woman's husband steals her fortune and identity, and while helping her, Walter finds a connection between Laura's situation and a mysterious woman in white.

The inheritance of the English property Howards End causes conflict among the wealthy Wilcox family, the cultured Schlegel sisters, and the poorer Leonard Bast at the end of the Edwardian era.

A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "King Lear" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.