The Lottery is an intriguing story of a small town where the members of the community savagely go after a member of the town. This excellent site discusses the characters, the themes and provides important quotations from the story.

Jane Austen's third novel is analysed thoroughly in this fascinating site. Read about the characters, quotations and themes in the novel in this thorough site.

The Masque of the Red Death is a strange gothic story written by Edgar Allan Poe. Read about his fascinating story in a site that analyses characters, looks in detail at important quotations and themes.

Read about the play Medea, the characters and themes in this fascinating site. Although Euripides lived between 480 and 406 B.C. his plays still hold relevance today. This site explores in detail the characters and their motivations.

Published in 1870 this lengthy novel has much to say about the political and social aspects of this time period. Read about the characters, the themes and important quotations in this informative site.

This comedy written around 1596 is a play about four sets of couples and their complicated lives. This site provides fascinating insights into the characters, themes and quotations from the play.

This exciting tale published in 1860 is quite autobiographical of George Eliot's life. Read about the major characters , their actions and important themes in this well researched site.

Written in 1851 this tale is about Captain Ahab's quest for revenge on the White Whale. Read about the quest, themes and the characters in this fascinating site.

One of Shakespeare's best known comedies is analysed in depth in this excellent site that looks at characters, themes and quotations.

This fascinating story published in 1845 is one of the first detective stories written. Read about the major characters and themes in this intriguing site.

One of Guy de Maupassant's most famous short stories, The Necklace tells the story of a middle class woman whose dreams of money end in disaster. This site provides a fascinating look at the characters, themes and important quotations.

This play written in 1944 explores Jean-Paul Satre's philosophical concepts. Read about the characters, the plot and themes in this informative and interesting site.

This novel published in 1960 explores Nigeria's history in a fictional manner. Read about the characters and significant themes in this informative site.

Northanger Abbey was Jane Austen's first novel. This site looks at the life of a shletered seventeen-year old girl and the many other characters in the novel. Read about the themes and important quotations as well.

This site provides a fascinating look into Edgar Allan Poe's tale of a woman's surprising return from death. Many critics feel this is Poe's best short story and this site takes a thorough look at the characters, and themes.

A Separate Peace is a novel that looks at the life of a sixteen year old boy at boarding school in New Hampshire. This fascinating site explores the life of Gene Forrester in addition to providing insights into the various themes in the...