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1951 Movie of A Christmas Carol: A Review of the Movie for Lovers of Dickens’ Book

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Quotes on Money and Life from Charles Dickens: Sayings from Dickens' Great Expectations

By: Feature Writer Lito Apostolakou

Dickens Quotes on Love from Great Expectations: Pip, Estella, Unrequited Affection and Rejection

By: Feature Writer Lito Apostolakou

Great Expectations Quotes: Life Quotations from Charles Dickens

By: Feature Writer Lito Apostolakou

Dickens Quotes on Xmas Food: A Christmas Carol and its Culinary Delights

By: Feature Writer Lito Apostolakou

Portraits of Humanity in A Christmas Carol: Descriptions of the Supporting Characters in Charles Dickens Novella

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Grumpy Old Men and Ghosts in A Christmas Carol: Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Charles Dickens’ Popular Novella

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Dickens Quotes From A Christmas Carol: Ebenezer Scrooge, Bah Humbug and the Victorian Xmas Story

By: Feature Writer Lito Apostolakou

Summary of A Christmas Carol: Synopsis Charles Dickens Classic Novella

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Jane Austen's Likable Rogues: Charming Villains In Classic Literature

By: Laura Briggs

New Critical Edition of Varney the Vampire: Review of James Malcolm Rymer's Penny Dreadful, Edited by Curt Herr

By: Amelia Hill

Dr. John Polidori and The Vampyre: Tragic Physician Responsible for First English-Language Vampire

By: Jenny Ashford

Varney the Vampire, by James Malcolm Rymer: Victorian Vampire Fiction Attributed to Thomas Preskett Prest

By: Amelia Hill

Classic Ghost Stories: A Selection of Spine Chilling Tales

By: Feature Writer Tristania Currie

Elements of Fear in Jane Austen's Novels: Subtle Horror is One of Jane Austen’s Specialties

By: Pamela Mooman

Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins: A Suspenseful Novel by the Master of Sensation Fiction

By: Feature Writer Tristania Currie

The Universal Appeal of Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen's Enduring Story in Film, TV, and Other Novels

By: Irene Tanner-Yuen

Villains in Jane Austen's Novels: Jane Austen’s Rogues are Genteelly Bad

By: Pamela Mooman

"Mr. Darcy, Vampyre," A Review: Austen's Masterpiece Encounters Pop Culture Trends

By: Laura Liddicoet

Edwin Drood's Murder: The Mystery of Charles Dickens’s Unfinished Novel

By: Laura Briggs

Gothic Style in Ann Radcliffe's Writing: Characteristics of Gothics: Kidnapping, Eerie Settings, Heroines

By: Pamela Mooman

Constraints to Marriage in Austen's Novels: An Examination of Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice

By: Laura Liddicoet

Heroes in Jane Austen's Novels: These Patient, Loyal Men are Worth Waiting For

By: Pamela Mooman

The Theme of Disappointment in Jane Austen: Painful Emotion is Explored in a Popular Novel

By: Pamela Mooman

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Review: 1818 Frankenstein Novel vs. Modern Versions of the Creature

By: Renee Holmes

Jane Austen's Real Life Romances: The Inspiration for Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Other Novels

By: Vickie Britton

The Eco-Horror Stories of Algernon Blackwood: 19th Century Tales of a Malevolent Mother Nature's Revenge

By: Michelle White

The Haunted House Tales of Algernon Blackwood: The Supernatural as Catalyst for Psychic Awakening

By: Michelle White

The Vampyre, by John William Polidori: History of the First Vampire Story in English Prose

By: Amelia Hill

The Ghost Stories of E. Nesbit: A Turn-of-the-Century Writer’s Realist Tales of Spectral Phenomenon

By: Michelle White

The Earliest Vampire Stories in English: 19th Century Writers Shelley, Polidori, and LeFanu Revive Nosferatu

By: Michelle White

The Gothic Tales of Elizabeth Gaskell: Victorian Stories of Betrayal, Redemption, and Ghostly Apparitions

By: Michelle White

Anne Bronte's Novels Reveal a Talented Writer: A Critical Look at Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Bonnie Way

Ann Radcliffe – A Brief Biography: The Writer Who Developed the Modern Gothic Novel

By: Pamela Mooman

Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's Only Novel: Debauchery, Vanity, Pleasure and Cruelty in a Life of Eternal Youth

By: Feature Writer Martin P Wilson

Classic Tales to Read for Halloween: Best Scary Stories from Poe, Shelley, and Shakespeare

By: Jeris Swanhorst

Pride and Prejudice Sequels: Modern Authors Continue the Story of Elizabeth and Darcy

By: Feature Writer Lizz Shepherd

Comparing Jane Austen's First and Last Novels: Similarities Between Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion

By: Pamela Mooman

Hamlet's Setting and the Gothic Tradition: Shakespeare’s Influence on Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto

By: Jeris Swanhorst

Enlightenment in Shelley's Frankenstein: Progress, Optimism, Fate, Happiness, and Nature in a Classic Novel

By: Ryan Werner

Disconnect and Poverty in Mann's Little Brother: A Critical Analysis of a Classic, English Short Story

By: Ryan Werner

The Theme of Humiliation in Wuthering Heights: Cruelty and Forgiveness in Emily Bronte's Classic Novel

By: Jeris Swanhorst

How Ann Radcliffe Influenced Jane Austen: Ann Radcliffe’s Ideas on Sensibility Affected Jane Austen's Writings

By: Pamela Mooman

Nature Descriptions in Ann Radcliffe's Novels: This Gothic Author Uses Scenery to Set the Mood for Her Plot

By: Pamela Mooman

Suffering in Jane Austen's Novels: Jane Austen Wrote About Pain and Heartbreak in Many of Her Works

By: Pamela Mooman

The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy: A Victorian Indictment of the Destructive Influence of Urban Society

By: Michelle White

Romanticism Critiqued in Sense and Sensibility: Common Sense Meets Melodrama – and Eventually Wins

By: Pamela Mooman

Courtship and Image in the British Novel: The Importance of a Good Name in the Public Eye

By: Edurne Scott

Jane Austen's Novel Emma: This Feisty Heroine Differs from All Others in Jane Austen’s Works

By: Pamela Mooman

Courting and Marriage Through Jane Austen's Eyes: The Satirical Side of Love in Regency England

By: Pamela Mooman

Romance in Northanger Abbey: This Novel is Jane Austen’s Ode to Shakespeare and Ann Radcliffe

By: Pamela Mooman

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: This is a Writer’s Novel Perhaps More Than Any of Her Other Works

By: Pamela Mooman

Lady Audley's Secret: A Review of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Most Popular Victorian Novel

By: Roberta Laurie

Humour in Jane Austen's Writing: Austen Demonstrates Her Wit in Many of Her Works Including Pride and Prejudice

By: Pamela Mooman

Class and Gender in The Beggar's Opera: John Gay Explores the Men and Women of High and Low Society

By: Ana Hartman

Marriage in Jane Austen's Novels: Jane Austen Wrote of the Need for a Good Match – Most of the Time

By: Pamela Mooman

Bath in Jane Austen's Novels and Life: This City, Though Beautiful, Held Shadows for the Writer

By: Pamela Mooman

The Life of Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Biography of the Sensational Victorian Novelist

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

Jane Austen's Novel Persuasion: The Writer’s Life and Illness Led to a Work of Regret and Beauty

By: Pamela Mooman

Captivity in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park: This Complex Novel Explores Confinement of Mind, Body, and Plight

By: Pamela Mooman

Love and Friendship by Jane Austen: This Collection of Early Work Reveals Wit, Intelligence, and Humour

By: Pamela Mooman

The Watsons by Jane Austen: This Unfinished Work Lacks the Spirit of Austen’s Other Novels

By: Pamela Mooman

Sanditon by Jane Austen and Another Lady – Juliette Shapiro: Alterations to This Uncompleted Jane Austen Novel Come Up Short

By: Pamela Mooman

Jane Austen's Lady Susan – A Book Review: This Saucy Heroine Leaves a Path of Destruction in Her Wake

By: Pamela Mooman

Women in Jane Austen's Novels: Strong, Independent, and Sometimes Sad, These Women Always Satisfy

By: Pamela Mooman

Recurring Character Types in Dickens Novels: Tracing Character Archetypes That Appear in Several Dickens Books

By: Rachel Carey

Authorship of Letters in the Jane Austen's Emma: An Exploration and Critical Analysis of Voice and Letter Writing

By: Michaela Spangenburg

Gulliver's Travels: Jonathan Swift’s Tale of Incredible Voyages

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Recurring Themes in the Works of Charles Dickens: Motifs That Appear in Several Dickens Novels

By: Rachel Carey

Second Chances in Jane Austen's Novels: The Regency-Era Author Allowed for Mistakes to be Rectified

By: Pamela Mooman

Why Mr. Darcy is So Enduring: Austen's Romantic Character Never Gets Boring or Old

By: Pamela Mooman

The Woman in White: Wilkie Collins' Supernatural Thriller

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Book Review – Silas Marner: An Overview of George Eliot’s Classic Victorian Novel

By: Michelle Bailat-Jones

Lewis Carroll – Paedophile? Perceptions of the Relationship Between Carroll And Alice

By: Genna Millar

Male Characters in Adam Bede: Finding the Perfect Man in George Eliot’s Classic Victorian Novel

By: Michelle Bailat-Jones

The Use of History in Gothic Literature: How History was "Rewritten" for the Gothic Novel

By: Feature Writer Cynthia Jones-Shoeman

Thomas Hardy and The Poems of 1912-13: A Response To The Death Of His First Wife, Emma Lavinia Gifford.

By: Genna Millar

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Book Review: Revisiting Stevenson's Classic Suspense Story

By: Gina Ramsey

Book Critique of Emma: Principled Comedy in Jane Austen

By: Josanna Simpson

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Psychological Thriller

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Book Review – Adam Bede by George Eliot: An Overview of Eliot’s Celebrated First Novel

By: Michelle Bailat-Jones

The Sylph by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: An Overview of the Duchess's First Novel

By: Carrie Prefontaine

Great Expectations – Analysis & Synopsis: Charles Dickens' Seminal Work

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Daniel Defoe – Robinson Crusoe: Literature's Most Famous Castaway

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Revision Guide to Wuthering Heights: How to Study Emily Bronte's Tale of Cathy and Heathcliff

By: Feature Writer Elizabeth Gregory

William Wordsworth and the French Revolution: The Influence of Michel Beaupuy

By: Sara Dustin

The Tennant of Wildfell Hall: Anne Bronte's Final Novel

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

The Professor – An Analysis: Charlotte Bronte's Posthumously Published Work

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Overview – Maria Edgeworth's "Belinda": An Early 19th Century Courtship Narrative

By: Sara Dustin

Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady: Isabel Archer and Nineteenth Century Marriage

By: Jackie Patrick

Planning a Regency Ball: Steps to Creating a Party that Jane Austen Would Want to Attend

By: Leslie Doyle

Overview – Sir Walter Scott's Highland Widow: The Tragedy of the Highlands

By: Sara Dustin

Overview – Ainsworth's Jack Sheppard: Victorian Women in the Newgate Novel

By: Sara Dustin

Friendship in Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped: Character Development in R.L. Stevenson’s Scottish Adventure Tale

By: Michelle Bailat-Jones

Jane Eyre – Synopsis and Analysis: Charlotte Bronte's First and Foremost Novel

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Important Themes in Hard Times: Thematic Threads in Charles Dickens’ Novel

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Angels in Coketown: The Role of Women and Feminine Role Models in Dickens’ Hard Times

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Review of Hard Times: Charles Dickens Social and Economic Commentary

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Pride and Prejudice – Synopsis and Analysis: Jane Austen's Most Famous Work

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Review – Wilkie Collins The Dead Secret: A Classic Victorian Novel of Melodrama, Hidden Identity and Secrets.

By: Feature Writer Tristania Currie

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