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  • What Maisie Knewby Henry James

    Random House 2010; US$ 9.59

    Caught in the crossfire of her parents? acrimonious divorce, witness to their battles, intrigues and affairs, neglected and exploited, Maisie is a child who knows too much about the world of adults. James?s portrait of a little girl who maintains her goodness and dignity in the face of the bitterness and profligacy of her warring parents is both thought-provoking and inspiring more...

  • The Scarlet Letterby Nathaniel Hawthorne; Karin Jacobson

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 10.99

    In the CliffsComplete guides, the novel's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You'll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature. CliffsComplete The Scarlet Letter is a novel of betrayal and trials. Hester Prynne is found guilty of adultery and must wear a scarlet "A" wherever she goes. Her story is filled with the slow process of redemption and eventual love. Discover what happens to Hester — and save valuable studying time — all at once. Enhance your reading of The Scarlet Letter with these additional features: A summary and insightful commentary for each chapter Bibliography and historical... more...

  • Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter by Susan Van Kirk

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000; US$ 5.99

    In this novel of betrayal and trials, Hester Prynne is found guilty of adultery and must wear a scarlet 'A' wherever she goes. Her story is filled with the slow process of redemption and eventual love. more...

  • The House of the Seven Gablesby Darlene Bennett Morris

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1964; US$ 5.99

    The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on The House of Seven Gables helps you explore this tale of a family curse and inherited sin. Once wealthy and now in a state of constant degeneration, both the Maule family and their grand mansion fall to the forces of society and mystery. They can escape from the bondage which the past imposes, but how? This concise supplement to Hawthorne's The House of Seven Gables, helps you understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations... more...

  • James' The Portrait of a Ladyby James L. Roberts

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1965; US$ 5.99

    With rare honesty and acuity, James examines the mythologies of American life by putting Yanks in European society and letting them sink or swim. This tale of an innocent woman abroad adds to the wealth and richness of James's contribution to literature. more...

  • James' The Americanby James L. Roberts

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99

    The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background — all to help you gain greater insight into great works you're bound to study for school or pleasure. In CliffsNotes on James' The American, you follow the arrival of a rich American in Europe in search of wife. Looking inside the realism of a novel that focuses on a class of people who can afford to enjoy the refinements of life, this study guide focuses on the life and background of the author, the novel's characters, and the following: Introduction to the novel's structure Chapter-by-chapter summaries and commentaries Critical essay on meaning through social contrast Analysis of James' use... more...

  • James' The Ambassadorsby Harvey D. Bea

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99

    The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background — all to help you gain greater insight into great works you're bound to study for school or pleasure. CliffsNotes on James' The Ambassadors offers a close look at perhaps the most widely admired of Henry James' novels and makes an excellent introduction to his work. In this novel, you'll dig deep into James' most significant themes and the best of his style and technique. In this study guide, you'll find Life and Background of the Author, A Brief Synopsis of the story, and more: Critical Commentaries Character Analyses Critical Essays Essay Topics and Review Questions Selected Bibliography Classic... more...

  • Vietnam War Storiesby Tobey C. Herzog

    Routledge 1992; US$ 38.95

    Dealing with ten key narratives, including novels and personal accounts, Herzog locates them in the tradition of war literature as well as recent cinema, and charts the transformations of the American nation in its experience of modern war. more...

  • Difference In View: Women And Modernismby Gabriele Griffin

    Taylor & Francis 1994; US$ 53.95

    This, of course, does nothing for those who do not fit the image. Predictably, for example, Faulkner (1986, p. 13) writes of D.H. Lawrence, who was not quite middle class (at least not at the beginning of his career) that ?Lawrence, in particular, can be seen as defining a characteristically independent position?. The presentation of modernism as possessing ?a clear cultural identity? is thus immediately undercut by the difference here ascribed to Lawrence. Indeed, proclamations of the specificity of modernism meet the resistance of difference already present in the work of modernist artists and writers in the form of fragmentation and tensions expressed as competing truths. more...

  • Labor Painsby Carolyn R. Maibor

    Routledge 2004; US$ 39.95

    This book explores the importance of work and its role in defining and developing the self; the writings of Emerson, Hawthorne and Alcott demonstrate that valorizing the importance of work also validates the need for gender equality. more...