Each 8-10 page concise essay examines both novels and works of short fiction through the following categories: • Content Synopsis • Societal Context • Scientific & Technological Context • Biographical Context This volume includes discussion of over 30 novels and works of short fiction, including: Utopia (Thomas More); Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe); Frankenstein (Mary Shelley); Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens); The Frozen Deep (Wilkie Collins); Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson); The Time Machine (H.G. Wells); Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad); Howard’s End (E.M. Forster); And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie); The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien); The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro); Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone (J.K. Rowling); The Man Who Would Be King (Rudyard Kipling) and The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman). The essays in Introduction to Literary Context: English Literature also include a list of Additional Contemporary Novels, Discussion Questions, and Essay Ideas to help students get the most out of their study of these important works.