
The Things That Matter
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She felt rather inclined just for a moment to stand still after all that chatter, and pick out one particular thing; the thing that mattered . . .
-Virginia Woolf, To The Lighthouse
An illuminating exploration of how seven of the greatest English novels of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries-Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Middlemarch, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and Between the Acts-portray the essential experiences of life. Edward Mendelson-a professor of English at Columbia University-illustrates how each novel is a living portrait of the human condition while expressing its author's complex individuality and intentions and emerging from the author's life and times. He explores Frankenstein as a searing representation of child neglect and abandonment and Mrs. Dalloway as a portrait of an ideal but almost impossible adult love, and leads us to a fresh and fascinating new understanding of each of the seven novels, reminding us-in the most captivating way-why they matter.
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- Intro
- The Things That Matter
- Other Books By This Author
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Birth: Frankenstein
- Chapter 2: Childhood: Wuthering Heights
- Chapter 3: Growth: Jane Eyre
- Chapter 4: Marriage: Middlemarch
- Chapter 5: Love: Mrs. Dalloway
- Chapter 6: Parenthood: To the Lighthouse
- Chapter 7: The Future: Between the Acts
- Afterword to the Anchor Booksc EDITION
- Notes on the Novelists
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright
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