Instant English Literature: The Nineteenth Century - Rosemary Gelshenen Ph.D. - Paperback - 1st ed

Filled with fascinating information, this brief and entertaining survey features some of the major literary masterpieces of nineteenth-century England. If you ever wanted to know which Thomas Hardy novel to read first, or just wanted to hold your own at a cocktail party of English professors, this book is for you. In addition to telling you why Reverend Patrick Bronte burned his children's new red shoes, and whether George Eliot was a man or woman and more, INSTANT ENGLISH LITERATURE offers special features -- including chapter summaries, lists of who's who, biographical and historical tidbits, title lists, and a host of illustrations, photos, and cartoons.Gelshenen, Rosemary is the author of 'Instant English Literature: The Nineteenth Century - Rosemary Gelshenen Ph.D. - Paperback - 1st ed' with ISBN 9780449906965 and ISBN 0449906965.