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Bringing Light to Twilight Bringing Light to Twilight Giselle Liza Anatol "Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series has met with astonishing commercial success--not just amongst adolescent girls, but with college students, middle-aged women, and writers and publishers who hope to… OL15999032W
Reading the American novel 1865-1914 Reading the American novel 1865-1914 Gary Richard Thompson "An indispensable tool for teachers and students of American literature, Reading the American Novel 1865-1914 provides a comprehensive introduction to the American novel in the post-civil war period.… OL16002494W
Atlantic worlds in the long eighteenth century Atlantic worlds in the long eighteenth century Tita Chico,Toni Bowers "Innovative and multidisciplinary, this collection of essays marks out the future of Atlantic Studies, making visible the emphases and purposes now emerging within this vital comparative field. The c… OL16152171W
Writing at the limit Writing at the limit Daniel Punday "An examination of the relationship between contemporary fiction and new media from a narratological perspective"-- OL16263302W
The Cambridge history of American women's literature The Cambridge history of American women's literature Dale M. Bauer "The field of American women's writing is one characterized by innovation: scholars are discovering new authors and works, as well as new ways of historicizing this literature, rethinking contexts, c… OL16521495W
The haunted life The haunted life Jack Kerouac "In late 1944, under rather mysterious circumstances, aspiring writer Jack Kerouac lost a novella-length manuscript titled The Haunted Life. Set in Galloway, a fictionalized version of Kerouac's home… OL19707533W
David Foster Wallace and "The Long Thing" David Foster Wallace and "The Long Thing" Marshall Boswell "Of the twelve books David Foster Wallace published both during his lifetime and posthumously, only three were novels. Nevertheless, Wallace always thought of himself primarily as a novelist. From hi… OL19984297W
Dreaming of Babylon Dreaming of Babylon Richard Brautigan 1 online resource OL21151708W
Dickinson in her own time Dickinson in her own time Jane Donahue Eberwein,Cristanne Miller,Stephanie Farrar "Even before the first books of her poems were published in the 1890s, friends, neighbors, and even apparently strangers knew Emily Dickinson was a writer of remarkable verses. Featuring both well-kn… OL22316012W
American sea literature American sea literature Shin Yamashiro "Implementing a never-before-seen approach to sea literature, American Sea Literature: Seascapes, Beach Narratives, and Underwater Explorations explores the role of American maritime activities and t… OL23200205W
Henry Miller Henry Miller James M. Decker "Academic treatments of Henry Miller's works have never been numerous and for many years Miller was not a fashionable writer in literary studies. In fact, there exist only three collections of essays… OL23221731W
The brief The brief Simon Michael In the 60s London of gangsters, prejudice and terrifying gang wars, Barrister Charles Holborne spends his life dealing with the worst examples of violent criminality. After successfully winning a num… OL27291656W
Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power Louisa May Alcott Though best known for the lighthearted look at family life and sisterly relationships in Little Women, some of Louisa May Alcott's work touched on more socially significant themes. Behind a Mask, Or … OL30010W