Novels for students.  presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels /  Volume 19 : 
Jennifer Smith, project editor ; forward by Anne Devereaux Jordan. 
 - 1 online resource (xxi, 353 pages) :  illustrations, photographs. 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> "ISSN 1094-3552."  Guest forward "The Informed Dialogue:  Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Alias Grace / Margaret Atwood --  Babbitt / Sinclair Lewis --  The count of Monte Cristo / Alexandre Dumas --  Darkness at noon / Arthur Koestler --  Death comes for the archbishop / Willa Cather --  East of Eden / John Steinbeck --  Far from the madding crowd / Thomas Hardy --  Farewell my concubine / Lilian Lee --  Memoirs of a geisha / Arthur Golden --  The protrait of a lady / Henry James --  Tender is the night / F. Scott Fitzgerald --  White fang / Jack London --  Wide Sargasso sea / Jean Rhys. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780787693466 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- <br/>Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. <br/>Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. <br/>Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983. <br/>Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. <br/>Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. <br/>Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. <br/>Lee, Lillian.<br/>Golden, Arthur, 1957- <br/>James, Henry, 1843-1916. <br/>Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896-1940. <br/>London, Jack, 1876-1916. <br/>Rhys, Jean.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.<br/>Fiction--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.<br/>Fiction--20th century.<br/>Fiction--19th century.<br/>American fiction--20th century.<br/>American fiction--19th century.<br/>American fiction--18th century.<br/>English fiction--19th century.<br/>Fiction--History and criticism.<br/>Literature--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN3385