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Unlock the more straightforward side of Grey with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Grey by E. L. James, which tells the tale of submissive and naive Ana who receives her sexual education from a very dominating man, Christian Grey. Following on from the enormous success of the Fifty Shades trilogy, Grey retells the story but from Christian's perspective, allowing the reader to understand...

Sixteen scholars from across the globe come together in Charles Dickens as Agent of Change to show how Dickens was (and still is) the consummate change agent. His works, bursting with restless energy in the Inimitable's protean style, registered and commented on the ongoing changes in the Victorian world while the Victorians' fictional and factional worlds kept (and keep) changing. The essays from notable Dickens scholars-Malcolm Andrews, Matthias...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Brave New World tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Aldous Huxley's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Brave New World includes: Historical contextChapter-by-chapter overviewsProfiles of the main charactersThemes and symbolsImportant...

A collection of essays on the writer who "after Rudyard Kipling... was the most famous nineteenth-century British author to depict India" (Nineteenth-Century Literature). Flora Annie Steel (1847—1929) was a contemporary of Rudyard Kipling and rivaled his popularity as a writer during her lifetime, but her legacy faded due to gender-biased politics. She spent twenty-two years in India, mainly in the Punjab. This collection is the first to focus...

"For myself I am an optimist," said legendary British politician Winston Churchill. "It does not seem to be much use being anything else." Have you ever wanted to deliver the ultimate Churchillian wisecrack? Give sound advice to a peer on how to deal with life's problems? Or contribute to a heated discussion on international politics? The Smart Words and Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill is the perfect pocket book to carry around in your arsenal as...