Concise guides to world literature classics, Twayne's Masterwork
Studies are written with the general reader and senior high school
and undergraduate students in mind. The Masterwork Study is the
essential first-step critique.
-- Clear, conversational language
-- Illuminates the central themes and concepts of the work
-- Chronology of the author's life and times
-- Essay on the historical context of the work
-- Overview of the work's critical reception
"Suitable not only for students but also for general readers
inspired to reread the classics". -- Booklist
"A welcome addition to the ranks of major readings". --
Choice
Roderick McGillis provides an original reading of Frances
Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess, the well-loved nineteenth
century children's novel. Issues of money, imperialism, class
consciousness, gender awareness, and the role of children in
nineteenth century society are examined in detail.