Project Gutenberg 2007-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 399 Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham 1810 1897 Brewer, E. Cobham (Ebenezer Cobham) Harland, Marion 1830 1922 Terhune, Mary Virginia Hawes Hawes, Mary Virginia Terhune, Edward Payson, Mrs. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 3 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Julia Miller, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 3" by E. Cobham Brewer is a reference work written in the late 19th century. This volume presents a collection of character sketches drawn from classic literature, including notable works of romance, fiction, and drama. The sketches provide insights into complex characters such as Mark Tapley from Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit" and others, reflecting the narrative styles and themes present in their respective stories. The opening of this volume introduces various characters, offering brief descriptions and context about each. For instance, it highlights Mark Tapley’s optimistic disposition despite his misfortunes in America, along with a variety of figures from different literary traditions. Additionally, it encapsulates not just the character names, but also situates them within their stories, aiming to provide readers with an understanding of their significance in literary canon. The format sets the stage for a detailed examination of how each character contributes to their respective narratives and themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Literature -- Dictionaries Allusions Fiction -- Dictionaries PN Text Reference Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Literature 1664374 1664375 2024-10-09T07:49:29.405456 2023-09-09T09:52:07.269277 text/html text/html 1744398 2007-03-24T12:52:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 699969 2007-03-24T12:52:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 795441 2024-10-09T07:50:07.890274 application/epub+zip 829485 2024-10-09T07:49:39.731400 application/epub+zip 752067 2024-10-09T07:49:35.124473 application/epub+zip 1584769 2024-10-09T07:50:23.230183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1366175 2024-10-09T07:50:02.266317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1059373 2022-09-10T04:31:23.698449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1383331 2024-10-09T07:49:20.130003 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1396116 2007-03-24T12:51:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 591310 2007-03-24T12:52:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1380423 2007-03-24T12:49:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 586995 2007-03-24T12:52:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1385764 2007-03-24T12:50:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587472 2007-03-24T12:52:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24197 2024-10-09T07:50:23.557167 application/rdf+xml 25220 2024-10-09T07:49:35.905416 image/jpeg 4706 2024-10-09T07:49:35.515422 image/jpeg 795680 2024-10-09T07:49:29.561473 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia