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Contains plot summaries and character lists for three novels by Ernest Hemingway, including "A Farewell to Arms, " "The Sun Also Rises, " and "The Old Man and the Sea, " each with a selection of critical essays; and includes biographical information about the author.

Contains plot summaries and character lists for four works by Edith Wharton, including "The House of Mirth, " "Ethan Frome, " "The Custom of the Country, " and "The Age of Innocence, " each with a selection of critical essays; and includes biographical information about the author.

Provides a literary analysis of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," and features a variety of commentary and primary documents that discuss the performance history of the play, its historical context, modern interpretations, and other topics.

Provides an overview of the life and career of author Larry McMurty, along with scholarly readings of several of his works and a primary and secondary bibliography.

Contains essays that provide thematic and structural analyses of some of African-American author Maya Angelou's best-known poems, features a selection of critical extracts, and includes brief biographical information.

Contains plot summaries and character lists for four works by D.H. Lawrence, including "Sons and Lovers, " "The Rainbow, " "Women in Love, " and "Lady Chatterley's Lover, " each with a selection of critical essays; and includes biographical information about the author.

Discusses twentieth-century African-American author Richard Wright's life and provides critical studies of his major novels, short story collections, and autobiography.

Offers critical analysis of the major writings of Elie Wiesel, providing information on plot, character development, thematic concerns, style, and historical context.

Provides a literary analysis of the African novel "Things Fall Apart, " and features a variety of primary historical source documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel was written.

Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on seven poems by nineteenth century poet Walt Whitman and includes biographical and bibliographical information.