Review Quotes:
"This series offers scholarly analysis in a highly readable format. Whether the books are used by students to supplement their reading of the works or as a source for research assignments, they would be an outstanding addition to high school libraries."

Publisher Marketing:
A comprehensive reading and study guide for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces. It features: critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work; 'The Story Behind the Story', detailing the conditions under which the work was written; and, a biographical sketch of the author and a descriptive list of characters.