Project Gutenberg 2019-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 1780 Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham 1810 1897 Brewer, E. Cobham (Ebenezer Cobham) Harland, Marion 1830 1922 Terhune, Mary Virginia Hawes Hawes, Mary Virginia Terhune, Edward Payson, Mrs. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Vol. 2 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Produced by KD Weeks, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Vol. 2" by E. Cobham Brewer is a collection of literary references and character analyses written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a comprehensive handbook that provides brief descriptions of a myriad of characters from classic works of literature, addressing their roles and the themes they embody across various genres. This volume also aims to shed light on the sources of these narratives and the historical incidents reflected in them. The opening of this collection outlines the intent behind the creation of the handbook, emphasizing its utility for readers and speakers seeking concise overviews of characters and plots from both familiar and obscure literary works. Among the characters sketched are notable figures like Falkland from Godwin's "Caleb Williams", whose tragic internal struggle and honorable flaws are highlighted, as well as classic personalities from Shakespeare's works such as Sir John Falstaff. The introduction promises an engaging synthesis of information that connects modern readers with the vast landscape of literature through its thoughtfully curated entries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Literature -- Dictionaries Allusions Fiction -- Dictionaries PN Text Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1770934 2025-06-23T10:45:36.432151 text/html 1799396 2019-01-01T10:43:20 text/html 1140723 2025-06-23T10:46:08.626936 application/epub+zip 1176282 2025-06-23T10:45:41.480079 application/epub+zip 773202 2025-06-23T10:45:38.975121 application/epub+zip 1662707 2025-06-23T10:46:25.989928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1430621 2025-06-23T10:46:06.045981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1078193 2022-09-26T15:19:58.727376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1396833 2025-06-23T10:45:28.048129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1397081 2019-01-01T10:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19819 2025-06-23T10:46:26.203915 application/rdf+xml 14177 2025-06-23T10:45:39.312068 image/jpeg 2201 2025-06-23T10:45:39.142115 image/jpeg 583963 2019-01-01T10:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 980080 2019-01-01T10:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 983062 2025-06-23T10:45:36.650138 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia