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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bildungsroman and a picaresque novel. It was first published on 28 February 1749 in London and is among the earliest English works to be classified as a novel. [1]
This page lists works of fiction that involve abandoned buildings and structures as locations and plot elements. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Abandoned, the English language title of the Italian war film Gli Sbandati; Abandoned, a Hungarian film; Abandoned, starring Brittany Murphy; Abandoned, a television movie about the shipwreck of the Rose-Noëlle in 1989; Abandoned, starring Emma Roberts; The Abandoned, a 1945 Mexican film
Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event in the story is the abandonment of a passenger ship in distress by its crew, including a young British seaman named Jim.
Lionel Mordecai Trilling (July 4, 1905 – November 5, 1975) was an American literary critic, short story writer, essayist, and teacher.He was one of the leading U.S. critics [according to whom?] of the 20th century who analyzed the contemporary cultural, social, and political implications of literature.
The days continue to pass, and the remaining three are left hungry and cold. Eventually, the lift descends with its doors closed and does not go back up. The three realise that 'the man upstairs' has gone, though they do not know whether he has been killed or has simply abandoned them. The power shuts off, leaving them in darkness and without ...
World Bank President Kim said in March that the demand in struggling regions for infrastructure spending — to provide clean water, electricity, medical care and other vital needs — will mean the bank will finance an increasing number of big projects likely to remove people from their land or disrupt their livelihoods.
Paper Towns is a novel written by John Green, published on October 16, 2008, by Dutton Books. [2] The novel is about the coming-of-age of the protagonist, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen and his search for Margo Roth Spiegelman, his neighbor and childhood crush.