married people

Ethan Frome, a poor farmer in nineteenth-century Starkfield, Massachusetts, sets off a devastating chain of events when he falls in love with the vivacious Mattie, cousin of his sickly, demanding wife. Includes background information, an outline of key themes and plot points, explanatory notes, and other study aids.

Presents the text of the play about a man who sets out to tame his shrewish wife, and includes an essay on the play in performance, annotated bibliographies, and other reference information.

A reprint of the 1957 novel which presents a fictionalized account of the life of Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, wife of the famous Civil War general.

Follows the love and financial problems of Dorothea Brooke, a crusader, who is prevented from being with the man she loves, and of the idealistic Dr. Lydgate, who succumbs to materialism.

Chronicles the lives and careers of husband-and-wife nineteenth-century English poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, discussing their courtship and marriage; their time in Paris, London, and Italy; and their major works, "Men and Women" and "Aurora Leigh.".

Presents Shakespeare's play of romantic intrigue and misadventure, and includes an essay on the theatrical world of the playwright, an introduction, and a note on the text used.

Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and his theater, bibliography, and explanatory notes.

Presents the edited text of Shakespeare's play about a man who sets out to subdue a shrewish wife, and includes explanatory notes, accounts of the author's life and theater, illustrations, and a critical evaluation.

Impeccable story about a young couple awaiting an inheritance as their marriage sways under the influence of alcohol and avarice.

Presents an annotated edition of Flaubert's novel about a nineteenth-century French woman who pursues her romantic dreams through a series of lovers; and includes backgrounds and sources, and a selection of critical essays.