Study Guides: English Literature

A Quick Guide to “The Tale of Genji”
Series: Study Guides: English Literature, Book 1 · A Quick Guide · Quick Guides to Novels and Plays. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,660. Language: English. Published: April 27, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Adventure » Men’s adventure
It is believed that “The Tale of Genji” was delivered to aristocratic women, the yokibito, in installments, so the book may have also been written chapter by chapter in installments.
A Quick Guide to “The Trial”
Series: Study Guides: English Literature, Book 2 · A Quick Guide · Quick Guides to Novels and Plays. Price: $1.75 USD. Words: 3,470. Language: English. Published: May 20, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
“The Trial” by Franz Kafka was originally written in German language. Its original German title is “Der Process” which later changed into “Der Prozess”, “Der Proce”, and then “Der Proze.”
A Quick Guide to “A Yellow Raft in Blue Water”
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.
A Quick Guide to The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Series: Study Guides: English Literature, Book 4 · Quick Guides to Novels and Plays. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 4,840. Language: English. Published: June 15, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general
Anne Bronte wrote two novels in her literary career. “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall” is the second novel written by her. It was published in the year 1848. Anne Bronte used the pseudonym Acton Bell.
Quick Guide: Sylvie and Bruno
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: Adam Bede
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 2 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 6 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 4,170. Language: English. Published: July 6, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Classics
“Adam Bede” was the first novel written by George Eliot. Actually, George Eliot is the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. The book was first published in 1859. The first edition of the book was published pseudonymously, although Mary Ann Evans was already well published author and an extremely respected scholar of her time.
Quick Guide: Silas Marner
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: Casino Royale
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 4 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 8 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.50 USD. Words: 2,830. Language: English. Published: July 15, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » Adventure » Men’s adventure
Ian Fleming is known for his James Bond novels. He is one of the most widely read novelists in the young world. “Casino Royale” was the first novel written by Ian Fleming. With the success of this novel, he went on to write further eleven novels and two short story collections.
Quick Guide: Goldfinger
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: The Beach
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: Mary Barton
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: The Birthmark
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: Black Like Me
Series: Quick Guides to Novels and Plays, Book 9 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 13 · A Quick Guide. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 7,780. Language: English. Published: August 16, 2013 by Raja Sharma. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides, Fiction » African American fiction » Historical
The protagonist and the narrator of the book, John Howard Griffin, is a middle aged white man. He lives in Mansfield, Texas in 1959.
Quick Guide: The Power and the Glory
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."
Quick Guide: King Solomon's Mines
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: The Portrait of a Lady
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: Cover Her Face
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: Sons and Lovers
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: Nightmare Abbey
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: The Italian
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.
All about Figure of Speech
Series: Study Guides: English Literature, Book 21. Price: $1.25 USD. Words: 3,540. Language: English. Published: May 8, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Language Instruction » English as a second language, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Language experience approach
Figure of Speech is a literary device which is widely used in almost all forms of literature. When a word or a group of words is used to diverge from the usual meaning, it is termed as a figure of speech.
Ready Reference Treatise: Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Series: Ready Reference Treatises, Book 1 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 22. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 8,510. Language: English. Published: May 19, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Classics, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » College Guides
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is an anti slavery novel; it was first published in America in 1852. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is also known as “Life among the Lowly”. It is believed that this was the novel which paved the way to the revolutionary changes in the American society and it helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War.
Ready Reference Treatise: The Piano Lesson
Series: Ready Reference Treatises, Book 2 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 23. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 9,840. Language: English. Published: May 20, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Classics, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » College Guides
The Piano Lesson brought Wilson both name and fame. It won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for drama in the year 1990. August Wilson began to be recognized as one of the best American playwrights.
Ready Reference Treatise: Our Town
Series: Ready Reference Treatises, Book 3 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 24. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 8,060. Language: English. Published: May 21, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Classics, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Study guides - Literature
Guide books or book notes are primarily written to make students understand the original text better, especially from all those angles which are often overlooked by a casual reader.
Ready Reference Treatise: The Importance of Being Earnest
Series: Ready Reference Treatises, Book 4 · Study Guides: English Literature, Book 25. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,050. Language: English. Published: May 26, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Classics, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » College Guides
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a trivial comedy which calls the attention of serious people.