A Study Guide for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, pioneer of the crime fiction genre.Titles in this study guide include Sherlock Holmes. As an author of the late- nineteenth and early- twentieth-century, Doyle’s novels impacted English fiction with vivid characters and thought provoking plot lines. Moreover, his compilation of Holmes books continue to fascinate readers today with it’s integration of humor and mystery. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons they have stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

The Minister's Black Veil, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, Young Goodman Brown, Rappaccini's Daughter, Feathertop: A Moralized Legend.Grammardog Teacher's Guide contains 16 quizzes for these short stories. All sentences are from the stories. Elements of Romanticism and Gothic imagery dominate figurative language ("the old forest whispering," "as if Nature were laughing," "the Earth, too, had on her black veil") and allusions to folklore and religion (witch's benediction, incantations, book of magic, Fountain of Youth, Sabbath, scriptures, sermon, Eden).