Book Review Examples

The Letters of the Younger Pliny, Book Review Example

“The Letters of the Young Pliny” represent a compelling primary source document for Roman historians, political scientists, theologians and religious historians, and legal theorists.  The letters are composed by the [...]

Pages: 5

Words: 1252

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Internment of Japanese Americans, Book Review Example

Reflection on the displacement and confinement of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II is the focus of scholarly query in Alice Yang Murray’s (2000) edited volume, “What did the [...]

Pages: 4

Words: 985

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The Fires of Jubilee, Book Review Example

Introduction The Fires of Jubilee was written by Stephen B Oates and describes the tragic story of Nat Turner who was born into slavery and his struggle for freedom and [...]

Pages: 5

Words: 1417

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The Drunkard by William Henry Smith, Book Review Example

William H. Smith’s The Drunkard; or the Fallen Saved (1844) was the first American play to have a run of one hundred consecutive performances, as Walter J. Meserve observes, “second in popularity only [...]

Pages: 4

Words: 1158

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Edith Wharton’s Symbols, Book Review Example

The novel “Ethan Frome” by Edith Wharton draws attention of many investigators since its publication in 1911. It initiated multiple interpretations of characters, plot lines, and their symbolism. One of [...]

Pages: 1

Words: 365

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Book Review Example

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 528 pages Uncle Tom’s Cabin was produced by Harriet Beecher Stowe (born 14.6. 1811). The book was aimed at the eradication of slavery [...]

Pages: 4

Words: 1149

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