| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 375 pages) : illustrations, photographs. |
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Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The ambassadors / Henry James -- Animal dreams / Barbara Kingsolver -- Bless me, Ultima / Rudolfo Anaya -- The bride price / Buchi Emecheta -- The edible woman / Margaret Atwood -- Little women / Louisa May Alcott -- Mrs. Dalloway / Virginia Woolf -- The octopus / Frank Norris -- The painted bird / Jerzy Kosinski -- Pilgrims in Aztlan / Miguel Mendez -- Rabbit, run / John Updike -- Rebecca / Daphne du Maurier -- The slave dancer / Paula Fox -- Too late the phalarope / Alan Paton -- The world according to Garp / John Irving. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
James, Henry, 1843-1916. Ambassadors.
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Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal dreams.
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Anaya, Rudolfo A. Bless me, Ultima.
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Emecheta, Buchi. Bride price.
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Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Edible woman.
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Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Little women.
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. Mrs. Dalloway.
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Norris, Frank, 1870-1902. Octopus.
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Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991. Painted bird.
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Méndez M., Miguel. Peregrinos de Aztlán. English.
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Updike, John. Rabbit, run.
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Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989. Rebecca.
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Fox, Paula. Slave dancer.
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Paton, Alan. Too late the phalarope.
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Irving, John, 1942- World according to Garp.
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Ambassadors (James, Henry) (OCoLC)fst01911493
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Animal dreams (Kingsolver, Barbara) (OCoLC)fst01389054
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Bless me, Ultima (Anaya, Rudolfo A.) (OCoLC)fst01362633
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Little women (Alcott, Louisa May) (OCoLC)fst01360526
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Mrs. Dalloway (Woolf, Virginia) (OCoLC)fst01358484
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Painted bird (Kosinski, Jerzy) (OCoLC)fst01789255
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Peregrinos de Aztlán (Méndez M., Miguel) (OCoLC)fst01368561
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Rabbit, run (Updike, John) (OCoLC)fst01359502
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Rebecca (Du Maurier, Daphne) (OCoLC)fst01716165
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Slave dancer (Fox, Paula) (OCoLC)fst01916953
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Too late the phalarope (Paton, Alan) (OCoLC)fst01938182
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World according to Garp (Irving, John) (OCoLC)fst01363589
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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Literature -- History and criticism.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst00923709
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher)
(OCoLC)fst00923753
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
(OCoLC)fst00923754
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Literature. (OCoLC)fst00999953
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Downloadable electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Thomason, Elizabeth.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Novels for students. Volume 12. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, ©2001 1094-3552 (DLC) 98657758 (OCoLC)37138729 |
| ISBN |
9781414428055 (electronic book) |
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1414428057 (electronic book) |
