Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet?: Further Puzzles in Classic Fiction

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Oxford University Press, 1999 - 256 من الصفحات
In this sequel to his popular works Is Heathcliff a Murderer? and Can Jane Eyre Be Happy?, John Sutherland unravels thirty-four new literary puzzles, once again combining erudition with bold investigative speculation. In addition to these new conundrums, Professor Sutherland revisits some previous puzzles with the help of readers who offer their own ingenious solutions and who set fresh puzzles for exploration. Victorian drug habits, railway systems, sanitation and dentistry are only a few of the details that shed light on the motives and circumstances of some of literature's most famous characters. Elizabeth Bennet, Betsey Trotwood, Count Dracula, Anna Karenina, Alice and many more come under the spotlight in John Sutherland's highly entertaining collection. Bringing good humor and good sense back to literary criticism, Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet? offers scintillating forensic exercises that are as compelling as the plots they dissect.

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Who has Susan been talking to?
9
What do we know about Frances Price the first? 223
23
Why is the monster yellow?
39
How many siblings has Dobbin?
55
Does Carker have false teeth?
78
How does Ruth end up in Wales?
102
What kills Lady Dedlock?
115
What are Mr Hales doubts?
128
Why was Pip not invited to Joes wedding?
168
How long is Alice in Wonderland for?
182
Does Dickens know his train signals?
185
How criminal is Melmotte and when is
202
What happens to Jims family?
215
Cabinets and detectives
232
Notes
245
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Where does Sydney Carton get his chloroform?
149

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نبذة عن المؤلف (1999)

John Sutherland was born on October 9, 1938. After graduating from the University of Leicester in 1964, he began his academic career as an assistant lecturer in Edinburgh. He specializes in Victorian fiction, 20th century literature, and the history of publishing. He is Lord Northcliffe Professor Emeritus of Modern English Literature at University College, London and is currently teaching at the California Institute of Technology. He writes for The Guardian and is a well-known literary reviewer. He is the author of more than 20 books including Stephen Spender: The Authorized Biography, How to Read a Novel: A User's Guide, The Boy Who Loved Books, Curiosities of Literature, 50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know, Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives, and Magic Moments: Life-Changing Encounters with Books, Film, Music. He is also the co-author, with Stephen Fender, of Love, Sex, Death and Words: Tales from a Year in Literature.

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