Bram Stoker Centenary Celebrated in Weird Ways
The world marks the 100th anniversary of Bram Stoker's death with tributes both serious and silly.
Apr 19, 2012
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Mark Shernick
Jane Austen's Emma: an Imperfect Heroine
In her novel Emma, Jane Austen presents an errant heroine who eventually adheres to the true cult of womanhood and becomes part of the 19th-century society
Apr 19, 2012
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Brunella Irma Costagliola
George Eliot's Silas Marner: Father-Daughter Alchemy
In George Eliot's nineteenth century novel Silas Marner, the spiritual alchemy of love turns an embittered man's life into gold.
Apr 15, 2012
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Susan O'Connor
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
This novel was written by Dickens within the last five years of his life after a train crash on which he was a passenger, the plot is complex and convoluted
Mar 7, 2012
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Michael Manning
The 18th Century Gothic Novel - An Analysis of Genre Conventions
A look at the narrative elements of Gothic Literature of the 1700s, including The Castle of Otranto, The Mysteries of Udolpho, and The Monk.
Feb 13, 2012
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Ben Harry Wright
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