english literature

Jane Austen is one of the most beloved novelists of all time, yet there still remains a certain mystique about the woman herself.

A collection of essays that takes a critical look at William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet.".

A collection of critical essays on William Golding's "Lord of the Flies.".

This first British edition includes a final chapter as well as explanatory annotations and textual notes. Included also is a glossary with origins of terms that inspired Alex's vocabulary, and which enlightens the reader as to the process Burgess used to develop the novel's distinctive style. Backgrounds and contexts enriches the reader's understanding of the historical roots and criticism is divided into two sections, one addressing the novel and the other Stanley Kubrick's film version, which created a scandal and new audiences for the book after its 1972 release.

Fitzgerald's classic novel of the jazz age is the story of a man drawn into corruption and his own destruction through his infatuation with a wealthy girl named Daisy. He first met her at a party when he was in the army during World War I. After the war, through his dealings with organized crime, Jay Gatsby accumulates a fortune, buys a luxury mansion on Long Island, across the water from Daisy and her husband, and begins to throw extravagent parties to attract her attention. And when he meets her cousin, Nick Carraway, who rents a very modest house nearby, he begins to become a part of her life.

George Eliot's third novel has been reissued in the first edition of 1861. The story of cataleptic, miserly weaver, Silas Marner, is an unhappy one at the beginning of the novel. Cast out of his Calvinist community, he is left alone to accumulate a useless fortune through his loom during the new Industrial Age. But when his money is stolen and he adopts a child, his life becomes unrecognizable. Eliot's previous two novels dealt with the tragedy and the injustices faced by fallen women. And this novel continues to raise her characteristic questions about social inequalities, the effects of extreme religion, and the worth of human experience.

Passport to Narnia is a beginners guide to C.S. Lewis' classic Chronicles of Narnia offering a book-by-book synopsis of the series, and an in-depth look at the forthcoming movie series. Passport to Narnia also includes a biography of Lewis, along with interviews, photos, a guide to C. S. Lewis' England and more.

A guide to preparing for the English literature and composition exam for advanced placement, featuring topic reviews, a glossary of key terms, and two full-length practice exams with explained answers.

"[This] ... collection of poems and stories by Irish writers for children ... was compiled by Laureate na n?g, Eoin Colfer, as part of his nationwide storytelling project..."--Dust jacket.