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Oxford University Press, USA (1999), Paperback, 272 pages
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"In Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet? John Sutherland unravels 34 literary puzzles in a sequel to his works Is Heathcliff a Murderer? and Can Jane Eyre Be Happy? As well as exploring new conundrums, Professor Sutherland revisits some previous puzzles with the help of readers who offer their own ingenious solutions and set fresh posers for investigation." "Victorian drug habits, railway systems, sanitation, and dentistry are only a few of the areas 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 entertaining collection"--Jacket.
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LibraryThing member KayCliff
In his intriguing series of Puzzles in classic literature Sutherland explores such intriguing questions as “Can Jane Eyre be happy?”, “How good an oarswoman is Maggie Tulliver?”, “Is Daniel Deronda circumcised?” and “Does Bottom cuckold Oberon?”.
LibraryThing member ritaer
Amusing analysis of plot holes, problems and inconsistencies in well known literature.
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1999
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272 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
0192838849 / 9780192838841
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READIN, study 1/2
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