Instant English Literature
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ISBN: 0449906965 / Publisher: Fawcett Books, July 1994
Recounts juicy nineteenth-century gossip, reveals how to tell which Bronte+a5 sister wrote what, and who had the most exciting life--Kipling, Stevenson, or Conrad--with a jazzy and entertaining reference guide full of definitive answers. Original.
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Filled with fascinating information, this brief and entertaining survey features some of the major literary masterpieces of nineteenth-century England. If you ever wanted to know which Thomas Hardy novel to read first, or just wanted to hold your own at a cocktail party of English professors, this book is for you. In addition to telling you why Reverend Patrick Bronte burned his children's new red shoes, and whether George Eliot was a man or woman and more, INSTANT ENGLISH LITERATURE offers special features -- including chapter summaries, lists of who's who, biographical and historical tidbits, title lists, and a host of illustrations, photos, and cartoons.
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