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41) Understanding the Scarlet letter: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
xiii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
42) Deliberate evil: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xiii, 238 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shook all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime drew national attention when it was discovered that two of the conspirators came from Salem's influential Crowninshield family: a clan of millionaire shipowners, cabinet secretaries, and congressmen. A prosecution team led by famed Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster made the case even more newsworthy. Meanwhile, young Salem native Nathaniel Hawthorne--...
44) Novels for students: Volume 1 :presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xviii, 350 pages) : illustrations, photos.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (399 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xix, 324 pages) : illustrations, photos.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Gale Research
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (333 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
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