This volume is designed to present biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on Mark Twain’s best-known or most important short stories. Following Harold Bloom’s editor’s note and introduction is a detailed biography of Mark Twain, discussing major life events and important literary accomplishments. A plot summary of each short story follows, tracing significant themes, patterns, and motifs in the work, and an annotated list of characters supplies brief information on the main characters in each story.

Edgar Allan Poe's eerie stories and poems continue to captivate readers to this day. He not only wrote such gothic classics as 'The Raven', 'The Tell-Tale Heart', and 'The Fall of the House of Usher', he also lived a haunted life worthy of one of his tales. This volume from the Bloom's Classic Critical Views series features fascinating critical essays from the 19th and early 20th centuries that offer a well-rounded historical look at Poe and his timeless works.

George Eliot is perhaps most appreciated for her ability to synthesize moral and aesthetic concerns. This volume presents the evolving scope of Eliot's critical reputation, offering valuable insight into her classic novels including 'Middlemarch', 'Daniel Deronda', 'Adam Bede', 'Silas Marner', and 'The Mill on the Floss'. A chronology of the author's life, an index, and an introduction by esteemed scholar Harold Bloom round out this addition to the Bloom's Classic Critical Views series.

Few writers have captured the essence of 19th-century London the way Charles Dickens has. A master of extreme situations, Dickens is known for his colorful and often seedy characters and the elaborate settings of his works. This volume from the Bloom's Classic Critical Views series features a remarkable collection of critical essays from the 19th and early 20th centuries that paint a clear historical portrait of this important writer.

This edition in the Bloom's Modern Critical Views series gathers together some of the best analyses of the Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily, and Anne. Several works of the authors are examined, including the classics 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wuthering Heights'. This title includes a chronology, bibliography, and notes on the contributors, as well as an introductory essay by noted literary professor Harold Bloom.