Thomason, Elizabeth

In this volume, each entry includes an introduction to the novel and the novel's author; discussions on themes, plot, and characters; and critical commentary. Novels critiqued include "Betsey Brown," "Cane," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "A Room with a View," and eleven others.

Profiles approximately fifteen plays, including Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus," John Guare's "Six Degrees of Separation," and Hugh Leonard's "Da," providing author biographies, plot summaries, theme and style analysis, historical context, works of criticism, and lists of media adaptations and related plays for further reading.

Profiles fifteen commonly studied novels by such authors as William Faulkner, Amy Tan, Margaret Atwood, and L. Frank Baum, providing plot summaries, biographical and historical context, examples of criticism, and discussion of characters, themes, and style.