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Available
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820.2 arm
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Publication
McGraw-Hill (1973), Edition: 1st, 161 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member meggyweg
Although I don't find Richard Armour's books as funny as some people do -- too many puns -- his humor has stood the test of time. More to the point, I think this book would be of genuine help to struggling high school students and undergraduates trying to learn about the Western literary canon. His
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summaries of Hamlet, David Copperfield and The Scarlet Letter in particular were very good. Show Less
LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
Quite a funny book in the american style. Mr. Armour was a very popular writer in the 1950's and 60's. the short pieces on classics of English literature are well chosen for their treatment.
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161