Can Jane Eyre Be Happy? More Puzzles in Classic Fiction |
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Author:
| Sutherland, John |
Series title: | Oxford World's Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-283603-8 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2000 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.95 |
Book Description:
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In Can Jane Eyre be Happy? John Sutherland poses a further thirty-two literary puzzles in a sequel to his cult classic, Is Heathcliff a Murderer'. Ranging beyond the strict confines of Victorian fiction, he explores the question readers often ask but critics rarely discuss: why does Robinson Crusoe find only one footprint? Where does Fanny Hill keep her contraceptives? Whose side is Hawkeye on? The answers are ingenious and convincing, and return the reader with new respect to the...
More DescriptionIn Can Jane Eyre be Happy? John Sutherland poses a further thirty-two literary puzzles in a sequel to his cult classic, Is Heathcliff a Murderer'. Ranging beyond the strict confines of Victorian fiction, he explores the question readers often ask but critics rarely discuss: why does Robinson Crusoe find only one footprint? Where does Fanny Hill keep her contraceptives? Whose side is Hawkeye on? The answers are ingenious and convincing, and return the reader with new respect to the great novels they celebrate. John Sutherland has been hailed as a literary sleuth who combines erudition with bold investigative speculation. Is Heathcliff a Murderer? was acclaimed for its good humour, good sense and good scholarship, and the same qualities illuminate the essays in this volume: scintillating forensic exercises, they are as compelling as the plots they dissect.