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When college student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, he has no idea that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career.

Designed for researchers and writers, this book gives background information, references and contact information on a wide array of topics.

In the tradition established by literary heavyweights who came before, modern writers of all stripes and backgrounds have continued to entertain and to confront the social, cultural, and psychological realities of the timesincluding everything from racial identity to war to technologywith their own flair and insight.

Starting at the dawn of the 20th century, writers began experimenting with literary styles as never before. As perhaps the most far-reaching movement, Modernism swept across both the United States and Europe and has been embodied in the works of such writers as Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and T.S. Eliot.

Biographies of 19th-century authors from around the world, including discussion of their major works and the literary conventions of their respective times and places.

The student editors at "Wordswork" literary magazine set out to identify resources that will help them become better writers.

Follow a talkative dog and cat through the writing process step by step, from the inspiration for a story to the satisfaction of sharing the book with readers.