The Inspector-General  |
| Nikolai V. Gogol (1809 - 1852) |
The Inspector-General is a satirical masterpiece portraying greed, stupidity, and the endemic corruption of power in tsarist Russia. It caused such uproar when published in 1836 that only the personal intervention of Tsar Nicholas I allowed it to be staged. Although it used the forms, elements, and premises of plays written before, it marks the beginning of a new tradition. Widely adapted. Seemingly the clear inspiration for the hotel inspector episode of the TV series, Fawlty Towers. |
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| Therese Raquin |
| Emile Zola (1840 - 1902) |
Therese Raquin begins an affair with a friend of her husband. Their passion is such a contrast to her dry almost loveless marriage that they plot to drown her husband. The novel caused a scandal when it was published and Zola continued to be a controversial and notorious figure. |
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| Mosses from an Old Manse |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) |
A collection of short stories highly praised by Herman Melville. Melville later dedicated Moby Dick to Hawthorne in "admiration for his genius".
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| Tanglewood Tales |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) |
A retelling of Greek myths, aimed mainly at children.
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| The Snow Image |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) |
Hawthorne's final collection of short stories.
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| Twice Told Tales |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) |
Edgar Allan Poe reviewed this collection of short stories and said:
"The style of Hawthorne is purity itself. His tone is singularly effective -- wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes."
He concluded that,
"we look upon him as one of the few men of indisputable genius to whom our country has as yet given birth."
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| The Penal Colony |
| Richard Herley (1950 - ) http://www.richardherley.com/ |
Futuristic thriller set on a grim North Atlantic island.
Basis of the movie No Escape, starring Ray Liotta.
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