TY - BOOK AU - Thomason,Elizabeth ED - Gale Group. TI - Novels for students: presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels T2 - Gale eBooks SN - 9781414428048 AV - PN3385 PY - 2001///.] CY - Detroit, Mich. PB - Gale Group KW - Wharton, Edith, KW - O'Hara, John, KW - Allison, Dorothy. KW - Shange, Ntozake. KW - Conroy, Frank, KW - Toomer, Jean, KW - Auel, Jean M. KW - Crutcher, Chris. KW - Stevenson, Robert Louis, KW - Power, Susan, KW - Ellis, Bret Easton. KW - Hardy, Thomas, KW - Forster, E. M. KW - Laurence, Margaret. KW - Adams, Richard, KW - Fiction KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - United States KW - Study and teaching (Secondary) KW - History and criticism KW - Literature N1 - "ISSN 1094-3552."; Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan; 2; The age of innocence / Edith Wharton --; Appointment in Samarra / John O'Hara --; Bastard out of Carolina / Dorothy Allison --; Betsey Brown / Ntozake Shange --; Body and soul / Frank Conroy --; Cane / Jean Toomer --; The clan of the cave bear / Jean Auel --; The crazy horse electric game / Chris Crutcher --; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / Robert Louis Stevenson --; The grass dancer / Susan Power --; Less than zero / Bret Easton Ellis --; The return of the native / Thomas Hardy --; A room with a view / E.M. Forster --; The stone angel / Margaret Laurence --; Watership down / Richard Adams; 2; b N2 - Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism UR - https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/5GSP/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=columbiaiu ER -