With Joyce, Proust, and Faulkner in mind, we have come to understand the novel as a form with intimate ties to the impulses and processes of memory. This study contends that this common perception is an anachronism that distorts our view of the novel. Based on an investigation of representative novels, Amnesiac Selves shows that the Victorian novel bears no such secure relation to memory, and, in fact, it tries to hide, evade, and eliminate remembering.

What kind of bears aren’t really bears? What’s inside a camel’s hump? Will a mongoose and a cobra ever be friends? Where would you find a platypus?
In Wildlife Wonders, you’ll discover answers to these questions and many more. Through pictures, articles, and fun facts, you’ll encounter amazing animals, study their actions, and learn how their habitats have changed over time.