Introduction and short summary Jane Austen began writing Emma in 1814, and the book was published anonymously for the first time in 1816. ... Emma herself says about Miss Taylor that she 'fell little short of a mother in affection.' ... She spends time drawing, visiting friends, playing games. ...
Grendel summary: The novel opens late in the chronological development of a plot. ... He builds roads to connect his kingdom and hires an immensely gifted Harper to play at special occasions. ... He was awarded an M.A. for an acclaimed thesis titled "Four Short Stories." ...
I will give a basic summary of the story line, and I intend to show the omniscient narrator's point of view in analysis of the characters. ... Children play in the streets, on the skating pond, and attend the movie house. ... Throughout the story, Maribeth tells Tommy that some people are only here for short periods of time, to help other people and to teach them lessons. ...
While working as an editor and a writer for The United States Information Service and The Manila Times Magazine in Manila, Jose also engaged in writing short stories and eventually novels. ... This was eventually followed by 5 more novels, five books of short stories and a book of verse. ... Summary "I have trod and searched and searched but found nothing." ... The significance of Victor's character comes into play when he reveals himself as a rebel, a warrior at the forefront of Luis" battle against oppression. ...
Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ... Hancock continues to stress how well Mistry has done in such a short time and proposes, "Is writing a g...
Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ... Hancock continues to stress how well Mistry has done in such a short time and proposes, "Is writing a g...
