| Is Heathcliff a Murderer?: Puzzles in Nineteenth-Century Fiction Contributor(s): Sutherland, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785782991 ISBN-13: 9781785782992 Publisher: Icon Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 823.809 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.65 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Does Becky kill Jos at the end of Vanity Fair? Why does no one notice that Hetty is pregnant in Adam Bede? How, exactly, does Victor Frankenstein make his monster? Readers of Victorian fiction often find themselves tripping up on seeming anomalies, enigmas and mysteries in their favourite novels. In Is Heathcliff a Murderer? John Sutherland investigates 34 conundrums of nineteenth-century fiction, paying homage to the most rewarding of critical activities: close reading and the pleasures of good-natured pedantry |
Contributor Bio(s): Sutherland, John: - John Sutherland is Lord Northcliffe Professor Emeritus at University College London and an eminent scholar in the field of Victorian fiction, author of many works including The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. He has also written the bestselling popular titles Is Heathcliff a Murderer? and Can Jane Eyre be Happy?, and such scholarly jeux d'esprit as Curiosities of Literature. |