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“The Yellow Wallpaper” is a classic work of feminist literature by Gilman, a social reformer, essayist, fiction writer, and poet. The story is partly autobiographical, dramatizing the “rest cure” that Gilman underwent......
Othello
First performed in 1604, Othello is the tragic tale of a war hero roused to a jealous rage by rumors of his wife's infidelity. At the play's opening, the "Moorish" (North African) general Othello has just eloped with Des...
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), is widely considered one of the best American novels of the twentieth century. The novel, which takes place on Long Island and in New York City in the summer and autu...
Pride and Prejudice
Many scholars regard Pride and Prejudice as Jane Austen's most important novel. Austen completed an early draft of the work in 1797 under the title First Impressions, but she put it aside after failing to find a publishe...
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Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale. It combines and cross-references over 165,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and listings for over 215,000 titles into one source.