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Literature Companion: Roots by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,880. Language: English. Published: February 22, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » African American fiction » Historical
The story revolves around Kunta Kinte, who happens to be an eighteenth century African. He is captured as an adolescent and then sold as a slave in the United States.
Literature Help: Long Day's Journey Into Night by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,480. Language: English. Published: February 24, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Plays » American / African American
The action of the play covers the time period of one day from morning till midnight in the month of Augusts 1912. The play is set at the seaside Connecticut home of the Tyrones.
"Wild Duck" Summarized and Analyzed by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,730. Language: English. Published: February 27, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Plays » European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Several critics consider “Wild Duck” as Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece. The play very skillfully recounts the fatal effects of what Ibsen termed the ‘life lie,’ some kinds of delusions which a person needs to escape from the harsh reality which is intolerable for the person.
Literature Help: Six Characters In Search of an Author by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,350. Language: English. Published: March 1, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Plays » European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
It is an absurdist meta-theatrical play which explores the relationship between authors, their characters, and theatre practitioners.
Literature Help: Perfume by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,960. Language: English. Published: March 3, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
The novel very minutely explores the sense of smell and the relationship of smell with the emotional meaning which the perfumes or scent may have.
Literature Help: Persuasion by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 13,730. Language: English. Published: March 5, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
“Persuasion” of often described as a ‘perfect novel.’ It is often said that the reader of the book can easily judge by himself or herself whether the book is worthy of praise.
Literature Help: What Is the What by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,770. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » African American fiction » Historical
The story is based on the real life story of Valentino Achak Deng. The story describes his struggles and how he overcame them. Achak Deng was a Sudanese refugee who had come to take refuge in the United States. He was the member of the Lost Boys of Sudan Programme.
Literature Help: Eugene Onegin by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,310. Language: English. Published: March 13, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Plays » Russian & Former Soviet Union
Being considered a classic of Russian literature, “Eugene Onegin” inspired several contemporary and future writers in the country.
Literature Help: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,020. Language: English. Published: March 15, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
According to the author he wrote this novel because he had been repeatedly asked by several teachers, librarians, and teenagers to write one young adult novel.
Literature Help: The Misanthrope by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,550. Language: English. Published: March 19, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Plays » European / French
It is also titled “The Cantankerous Lover.” The French title of the play is “Le Misanthrope.” It is a 17th century comedy of manners that has been written in verse.
"The Hairy Ape" Summarized and Analyzed by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,390. Language: English. Published: March 20, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Plays » American / African American
The play is focused on a brutish and unthinking laborer who is known as Yank. In the world that is controlled by the rich, Yank searches for a sense of belonging.
Literature Help: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,370. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » African American fiction » Historical
The story revolves around a very loving African-American family. The family lives in the town of Flint, Michigan. The year is 1963.
Literature Help: Changes: A Love Story by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,900. Language: English. Published: March 27, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Urban
The story of the novel revolves around a certain period in the life of an African woman. Having divorced her first husband, she enters a polygamist marriage.
Literature Companion: Childhood's End by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,620. Language: English. Published: March 28, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
According to Clarke, the idea of writing this novel originated from a short story called “Guardian Angel” which was published in 1946.
Literature Help: Cold Mountain by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 12,340. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Historical » USA
W. P. Inman is the male protagonist of the novel. He happens to be an injured deserter from the Confederate army when the American Civil War is about to end. The novel tells the story of W. P. Inman and his beloved Ada.
Literature Help: Coming of Age In Mississippi by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,510. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides
The book describes the time period from the author’s childhood until her late twenties. It also focuses on Anne Moody’s involvement in the civil rights movement in the United States.
Literature Help: The Contender by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,960. Language: English. Published: April 3, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » African American fiction » Urban life
The story of the novel revolves around Alfred Brooks, a seventeen years old black boy. Alfred happens to be a school dropout. He lives with his Aunt Pearl and her three daughters in Harlem, New York City.
"Cry, the Beloved Country" Summarized and Analyzed by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 14,350. Language: English. Published: April 5, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general
The story of the novel revolves around Stephen Kumalo, the protagonist of the novel, who happens to be a black Anglican priest from a rural Natal town in South Africa. He goes in search of his son Absalom in the city of Johannesburg.
Literature Help: The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,920. Language: English. Published: April 6, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British
The story reveals that when Christopher is overloaded with new information, he is not able to take immediate and rational decisions. He finds it difficult to visit other places because he has spent most of his childhood at home with his father, who happens to have told him that his mother died of a heart attack.
Literature Help: Dandelion Wine by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,050. Language: English. Published: April 8, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
Douglas Spaulding is the central character and protagonist of the novel. He is a twelve-year-old boy. His character is also said to have been loosely patterned after Ray Bradbury.
Literature Companion: Ellen Foster by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 12,110. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Children’s books » Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
The story revolves around the title character Ellen Foster, the first person narrator and protagonist of the novel. She happens to be a young white American girl. She lives in adverse conditions somewhere in the rural South.
Literature Companion: Dangerous Liaisons by
Series: A Quick Guide · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 12,450. Language: English. Published: April 13, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Romance » Historical » General
The story revolves around two rivals and ex-lovers, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont. Both of them often try to humiliate and degrade others and to achieve this end they use seduction as a weapon.
Quick Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by
Series: A Quick Guide · Quick Guides to Novels and Plays · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 15,990. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » African American fiction » Historical
The novel very minutely and observantly explores the lives of the people living in southern Mississippi, during the period of Great Depression in the United States.
Quick Guide: A Gathering of Old Men by
Series: A Quick Guide · Quick Guides to Novels and Plays · Study Guides: English Literature. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 12,830. Language: English. Published: April 17, 2015 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » African American fiction » General
The novel is set on the Marshall Plantation in Bayonne Louisiana, a fictional setting. Beau Baton is the Cajun work boss there. Just before the beginning of the novel, he is murdered.
A Quick Guide to “A Yellow Raft in Blue Water” by
Series: Study Guides: English Literature, Book 3 · A Quick Guide · Quick Guides to Novels and Plays. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 9,540. Language: English. Published: May 23, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
“A Yellow Raft in Blue Water” by Michael Dorris was first published in 1987. This novel is written from the view points of Royana, Christine, and Aunt Ida, the major characters in the novel.