| Author |
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935 |
| Title |
Masterpieces of the masters of fiction
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| Original Publication |
New York: The Cosmopolitan press, 1912.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Contents |
Rabelais: Gargantua -- Cervantes: Don Quixote -- Le Sage: Gil Blas -- Defoe: Robinson Crusoe -- Swift: Gulliver's Travels -- Prévost: Manon Lescaut -- Fielding: Tom Jones -- Johnson: Rasselas -- Voltaire: Candide -- Sterne: Tristram Shandy -- Goldsmith: The Vicar of Wakefield -- Goethe: The Sorrows of Young Werther -- Saint Pierre: Paul and Virginia -- Chateaubriand: Atala -- Austen: Pride and Prejudice -- Fouqué: Undine -- Chamisso: Peter Schlemihl -- Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow -- Scott: Ivanhoe -- Manzoni: The Betrothed -- Balzac: Eugenie Grandet -- Gogol: Dead Souls -- Dumas: The Three Guardsmen -- Brontë: Jane Eyre -- Merimée: Carmen -- Dickens: David Copperfield -- Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter -- Thackeray: Henry Esmond -- Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin -- Gaskell: Cranford -- Auerbach: Barfüssele -- Von Scheffel: Ekkehard -- Feuillet: The Romance of a Poor Young Man -- Flaubert: Madame Bovary -- Meredith: The Ordeal of Richard Feverel -- Reade: The Cloister and the Hearth -- Hugo: Les Misérables -- Eliot: Romola -- Dostoyevsky: Crime and Punishment -- Turgenieff: Smoke -- Blackmore: Lorna Doone -- Tolstoi: Anna Karenina -- Stevenson: Treasure Island.
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| Credits |
Andrés V. Galia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Summary |
"Masterpieces of the Masters of Fiction" by William Dudley Foulke is a collection of literary critiques and reflections, likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores a selection of outstanding works from various esteemed authors throughout literary history, offering insights on the merits and nuances of each piece. Through Foulke's considerations, readers can expect to gain a greater appreciation for classic literature, with discussions that balance both admiration and critique. The opening of this collection outlines the author's intention to revisit and evaluate significant fictional works he has encountered throughout his literary journey. Foulke shares his process of selecting notable narratives from renowned authors such as Rabelais and Cervantes, among others, aiming to provide a balanced perspective on their stories and thematic significance. He reflects on the continuum of literary excellence, suggesting that time alters one's impressions of these works, and sets the stage for a deep dive into each selected narrative—beginning with Rabelais’ jovial "Gargantua," characterized by its humorous and fantastical elements. Through this introduction, Foulke further engages the reader's curiosity about the included masterpieces and the unique insights he offers regarding their historical and artistic relevance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
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| Subject |
Fiction -- Criticism and interpretation
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
72848 |
| Release Date |
Feb 1, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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