Contains a brief biography of author John Steinbeck, and includes a collection of essays that provide literary analysis and criticism of his work "Of Mice and Men." An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the novel "Of Mice and Men" and its author John Steinbeck.

Essays designed to help you understand and appreciate Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby.

A collection of critical essays on Miller's play discusses themes, relationships, and the character of Willy Loman.

This volume features sixteen critical essays on "Black Boy" and a biography of Richard Wright.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the 1959 novel "A Separate Peace," and its author John Knowles.

This collection of essays analyzes themes, artistic achievement, and the character of the old man in Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea." Also included is a biographical sketch of the author.

This collection of critical essays on Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" discusses the background to the novel, characters, major themes, and the novelist's technique. The volume also includes a biographical sketch of Hemingway.