Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J. K. Rowling The book 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find' is a copy of Harry Potter's textbook that was written by Newt Scamander, a magizoologist and fictional character from Series. The book has the same name … OL13716952W
Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Harold Bloom Seven critical essays bringing various interpretations to the novel about a monster created by a scientist. OL14942132W
Bloom's Reviews - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Bloom's Reviews - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Harold Bloom Summary: includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and index of themes and ideas. OL14942358W
Tedd & Huggly Tedd & Huggly Susan Canizares Examines the daily activities of author-illustrator Tedd Arnold and his creation Huggly, a little monster. OL15129182W
Beowulf Beowulf Joseph F. Tuso,E. Talbot Donaldson Presents an annotated text of the saga of the hero Beowulf, slayer of the monster Grendel, and includes backgrounds and sources, as well as critical commentary. OL16325400W
An anthology of Beowulf criticism An anthology of Beowulf criticism Lewis E. Nicholson Was the Beowulf poet a Christian? Or was he a noble pagan whose outlook had been only slightly colored by exposure to Christian thinking? This is but one of the fascinating topics discussed in this a… OL17191900W
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Kevin Kelly, M.F.A. REA's MAXnotes is an insightful series of literature study guides covering over 80 of the most popular literary works. MAXnotes study guides are student friendly and provide all the essentials needed… OL2018560W
Monsters and villains of the movies and literature Monsters and villains of the movies and literature Gerrie McCall Discover the stories behind the world's scariest characters from ancient myth, legend and literature--from the three-headed dog Cerberus to Dracula and the Headless Horseman. This collection of more … OL26188596W
The metamorphosis of Apuleius The metamorphosis of Apuleius Pasquale J. Accardo "The Metamorphosis of Apuleius traces two millennia of changes in the major inserted tale in the second century Metamorphoses (or Golden Ass), the only classical Latin novel to survive in a complete … OL2810404W
The monster factory The monster factory Richard Rainey Discusses the lives and works of the creators of famous monster literature: Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Washington Irving, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Gaston Leroux. OL4298407W
Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley *Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus* is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creatur… OL450063W
Mary Shelley's Monster Mary Shelley's Monster Martin Tropp "Mary Shelly's Monster" traces the relationship of the characters and themes of "Frankenstein" to Mary Shelly's own life and shows how the figures of the Mad Scientist and the Monster that she create… OL4803257W
Monsters and grotesques in medieval manuscripts Monsters and grotesques in medieval manuscripts Alixe Bovey "The monstrous creatures that embellish the pages of medieval manuscripts have a long pedigree. From their origins in classical antiquity, the Bible, scientific writing and folklore they travelled th… OL6070129W
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Janet Rosenthal Study guide to the classic novel, with analysis, bibliography, and background on both book and author. OL8493413W