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Quick Guide: Cover Her Face by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 13 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 17 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.50 USD. Words: 2,360. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
“Cover Her Face” was the first novel written by P. D. James. It is a crime novel. The book was first published in 1962.
Quick Guide: Death Be Not Proud by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 23 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 168 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,940. Language: English. Published: November 24, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » College Guides, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
The story of the book revolves around struggle of Gunther’s teenage son who was suffering from a brain tumor. It records the boys struggle to overcome the tumor, and his death at the age of seventeen.
Quick Guide: Goldfinger by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 5 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 9 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,820. Language: English. Published: July 19, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Adventure » Action
“Goldfinger” by Ian Fleming was first published in England on 23rd of March 1950. It was published by Jonathan Cape. It was the seventh novel written by Fleming in James Bond series.
Quick Guide: Inherit the Wind by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 28 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 226 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 7,480. Language: English. Published: April 9, 2014 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Plays » American / African American
The play is set in a very small town of Hillsboro. Most of the people know each other there. They go to the same church and have same beliefs. When Bert Cates is jailed, they gather together to condemn him. They don’t like a person who gives a different opinion from their’s.
Quick Guide: Johnny Tremain by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays · Study Guides: English Literature · A Quick Guide. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,990. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2014 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
Courtship, humility, patience, violence, revolution, sacrifice, human rights, apprenticeships, and the increasing tension between the Loyalist and Patriots are some of the major themes of the novel.
Quick Guide: King Solomon's Mines by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 11 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 15 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.50 USD. Words: 3,400. Language: English. Published: August 22, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Adventure » Travel
The story revolves around a group of explorers and adventurers who were searching an unexplored region of Africa. Allan Quatermain was the leader of the group. They were searching that region for the missing brother of one of the party.
Quick Guide: Major Barbara by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 22 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 166 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,980. Language: English. Published: November 18, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Plays » European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
The play revolves around the title character Major Barbara, who happens to be an officer of the Salvation Army. Her full name is Major Barbara Undershaft.
Quick Guide: Mary Barton by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 7 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 11 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 12,530. Language: English. Published: August 8, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
The novel is subtitled “A Tale of Manchester Life.” Though the book was first published anonymously, it came to be known widely that Elizabeth Gaskell was the author of the book.
Quick Guide: Mockingjay by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 33 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 243 · A Quick Guide. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,810. Language: English. Published: May 30, 2014 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
“Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins was first published in 2010. It is a science fiction novel. This book is the last part of the story which begins in the first book “The Hunger Games” and which was followed by the other part “Catching Fire” in 2009.
Quick Guide: Nightmare Abbey by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 15 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 19 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.50 USD. Words: 3,890. Language: English. Published: September 13, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Romance » Gothic
“Nightmare Abby” by Thomas Love Peacock was first published in November 1818. It was the third of his novels to be published.
Quick Guide: Number the Stars by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 25 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 177 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,830. Language: English. Published: December 24, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Scandinavia
“Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry one of the most highly acclaimed historical novels. The story is set during the Nazi occupation of Denmark. The German forces have occupied Denmark for three years. Like in other neighboring countries, they have started hunting the Jews in Denmark, their businesses are being closed.
Quick Guide: Orlando by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 20 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 161 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 8,730. Language: English. Published: November 2, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
“Orlando” by Virginia Woolf is subtitled “A Biography.” It was first published on 11th of October in 1928. It happens to be a semi-biographical novel. The story is based in part on the life of Virginia Woolf’s lover Vita Sackville West.
Quick Guide: Peace Like a River by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature · Quick Guides to Novels and Plays. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,450. Language: English. Published: January 2, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Adventure » Action
“Peace Like a River” by Leif Enger was first published in 2001. It is one of the bestselling novels in modern literature. It is said that the title of the novel was taken from the lyrics of the hymn “It is Well with My Soul.” It is said that this hymn was sung during Leif Enger’s wedding.
Quick Guide: Poor Folk by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 31 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 237 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 4,400. Language: English. Published: May 11, 2014 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general
Dostoyevsky was greatly inspired by the works of other famous writers such as Pushkin, Gogol, and Karamzin. The English and French writers inspired him too.
Quick Guide: Regeneration by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 27 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 225 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,480. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2014 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
Pat Barker, the author, has quite skillfully presented the issues through highly emphatic characters in the novel. The story revolves around a few significant characters, particularly, Dr. Rivers, a psychiatrist who attends the soldiers who have suffered several kinds of mental problems during the war.
Quick Guide: Silas Marner by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 3 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 7 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 8,210. Language: English. Published: July 10, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
Although the story is focused on Silas, an individual, the role of the society is also significant. The theme of the individual versus the community is quite significant in the novel. Silas is the title character, but the story is very much about the community of Raveloe in which Silas lives.
Quick Guide: Sons and Lovers by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 14 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 18 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,690. Language: English. Published: September 4, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
“Sons and Lovers” is considered as one of the best novels written by D. H. Lawrence. The book was first published in 1913.
Quick Guide: Sylvie and Bruno by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 1 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 5 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,080. Language: English. Published: June 29, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Adventure » Action
“Sylvie and Bruno” revolves around two main plots. One of the plots is set in the real world, and the time is of the Victorian era when the book was published. The second plot is set in the fantasy world of Fairyland.
Quick Guide: The Beach by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 6 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 10 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,660. Language: English. Published: August 4, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Adventure » Action
The story is highly inspired by the earlier literary works such as “Heart of Darkness” and “Lord of the Flies.” The story revolves around the adventures of a young Englishman who happens to be in search of a legendary, idyllic beach that is untouched by tourism.
Quick Guide: The Birthmark by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 8 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 12 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.50 USD. Words: 2,930. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general
“The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a highly romantic short story. The story every masterly explores obsession with human perfection.
Quick Guide: The Book of Margery Kempe by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 17 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 153 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,670. Language: English. Published: September 28, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Christian » Fantasy
“The Book of Margery Kempe” is said to have been originally written sometimes in the 15th century in English. It is one of the earliest autobiographies written in English.
Quick Guide: The Italian by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 16 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 20 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.75 USD. Words: 3,130. Language: English. Published: September 20, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Romance » Gothic
“The Italian” By Ann Radcliffe is subtitled “The Confessional of the Black Penitents.” It was first published in 1797. It is a gothic novel, the last one that Ann Radcliffe published during her lifetime. Her other novel “Gaston de Blondeville” was published posthumously in 1846.
Quick Guide: The Maids by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays · Study Guides: English Literature · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,160. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2014 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Plays » Ancient & Classical
The play is loosely based on the real life infamous sisters Christine and Lea Papin. In 1933, these sisters were inhumanely killed by their employer and her daughter in Le Mans, France.
Quick Guide: The Portrait of a Lady by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 12 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 16 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,830. Language: English. Published: August 30, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
The story of the novel revolves around the central character Isabel Archer, a spirited young American woman. As the story progresses, she affronts her destiny and finds it overwhelming.
Quick Guide: The Power and the Glory by
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 10 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 14 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.50 USD. Words: 3,170. Language: English. Published: August 18, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Hispanic & Latino
The title of the novel is an allusion to the doxology which is often used to end the Lord’s Prayer: "For thine is the kingdom, (and) the power, and the glory, now and forever (or forever and ever), amen."