Is Heathcliff a Murderer?: Puzzles in Nineteenth-Century

Is Heathcliff a Murderer?: Puzzles in Nineteenth-Century Fiction

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Does Becky kill Jos at the end of Vanity Fair? Why does no one notice that Hetty is pregnant in Adam Bede? How, exactly, does Victor Frankenstein make his monster?Â
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Readers of Victorian fiction often find themselves tripping up on seeming anomalies, enigmas and mysteries in their favourite novels.Â

In Is Heathcliff a Murderer? John Sutherland investigates 34 conundrums of nineteenth-century fiction, paying homage to the most rewarding of critical activities: close reading and the pleasures of good-natured pedantry
Country USA
Manufacturer Icon Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-11-02
Format Kindle eBook

Is Heathcliff a Murderer?: Puzzles in Nineteenth-Century Fiction