Literary Geography

Lynn Marie Houston, PhD, has spent nearly two decades teaching college English courses, from developmental classes to graduate seminars. She is also a senior tutor and instructional support specialist at the Sacred Heart University.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPlace in PoetryPlace in ProseA–Z EntriesAbsalom, Absalom!Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAdventures of Sherlock HolmesAll Quiet on the Western FrontAll the Pretty HorsesAlmanac of the DeadAntigoneAnzaldúa, GloriaArthurian TalesAs I Lay DyingAwakening, TheBelovedBerry, WendellBilly BuddBishop, ElizabethBless Me, UltimaBook Thief, TheBrave New WorldBrideshead RevisitedCall of the Wild, TheCatcher in the Rye, TheCeremonyCrime and PunishmentCrucible, TheDaisy MillerDeath of a SalesmanDickinson, EmilyDispatchesDraculaEnder's GameEnemy of the People, AnExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close"Fall of the House of Usher, The"Fear and Loathing in Las VegasFrankensteinFrost, RobertGlass Menagerie, TheGrapes of Wrath, TheGreat ExpectationsGreat Gatsby, TheGulliver's TravelsHamletHandmaid's Tale, TheHarry Potter Series, TheHass, RobertHeaney, SeamusHeart of DarknessHitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, TheHouse on Mango Street, TheHughes, LangstonHugo, RichardHunger Games, TheIrving, WashingtonJane EyreJungle, TheKing LearKite Runner, TheLast of the Mohicans, TheLong Day's Journey into NightLord of the FliesLord of the RingsMacbeth"Metamorphosis, The"Midsummer Night's Dream, AMoby DickMy ÀntoniaNineteen Eighty-FourNo Country for Old MenOdyssey, TheOedipus RexOf Mice and MenOld Man and the Sea, TheOliver, MaryOliver TwistOn the RoadOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Hundred Years of SolitudePlague, ThePoe, Edgar AllanPoisonwood Bible, ThePride and PrejudiceRaisin in the Sun, ARed Badge of Courage, TheRobinson CrusoeRomeo and JulietScarlet Letter, TheSlaughterhouse-FiveSnyder, GarySound and the Fury, TheStevens, WallaceStreetcar Named Desire, ASulaSun Also Rises, TheTheir Eyes Were Watching GodThings They Carried, TheTo Kill a MockingbirdUncle Tom's CabinWaiting for GodotWalcott, DerekWhitman, WaltWilliams, William CarlosWizard of Oz, TheWordsworth, WilliamWuthering Heights"Yellow Wallpaper, The"Appendix: Literary Landscapes and Capital CitiesBibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex

High school and college students will find excellent examples of how to study the geographical components of literature, while book clubs will discover fresh approaches to old and new classics.