Novels for students / Thomason, Elizabeth

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.

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.

In this volume, each entry includes an introduction to the novel and the novel's author; discussions on themes, plot, and characters; and critical commentary. Novels critiqued include "Betsey Brown," "Cane," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "A Room with a View," and eleven others.

Profiles fifteen commonly studied novels by such authors as William Faulkner, Amy Tan, Margaret Atwood, and L. Frank Baum, providing plot summaries, biographical and historical context, examples of criticism, and discussion of characters, themes, and style.