Essays and Research Papers on British Literature

This 4 page paper discusses the approaches Thoreau and Huxley take to the search for wisdom. It discusses their books "Walden" and "Brave New World," how their techniques are the same and how they differ, and which approach is better. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses C.S. Lewis's concepts of earthly love (phileo, eros and storge) and argues that storge (family) is strongest. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses where Orwellian principles might be found lurking on the web site of the University of Arkansas. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses several questions in regard to "Lord Jim" by Conrad. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper compares two narrations: Jane Eyre's first person discussion of her own life, and Jane Austen's third person narration of "Pride and Prejudice." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses 2 works. Samuel Butler in his satire Erewhon and George Eliot in her novel Middlemarch both offer social criticism of Victorian society. In each work, the authors offer scenarios that focus on what they perceive as deficits in British society in the nineteenth century. In both cases, the conclusions ...

This 5 page paper discusses the legendary novel about the legendary Count, and why we cannot seem to resist his appeal. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the attitude Mr. Yorick displays toward women in Laurence Sterne's novel "A Sentimental Journey." Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page paper which compares how Daniel Defoe, in The Consolidator, and Thomas More, in Utopia, see the problems of English society. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the level of happiness as it involves the character of Mrs. Fainall in William Congreve’s The Way of the World. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page essay that discusses Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, which was published in 1727, a tumultuous time both in European history. By cloaking his political satire in the guise of fiction, specifically the imaginary and fantastic voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift was able to provide a merciless lampoon of the foibles of government and ...

A 7 page critique and summary that discusses The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, first published in 1895, is a science fiction classic, the writer argues that this novel is also a remarkable work of social criticism, as it predicts the ultimate effects of the rigid Victorian social class system. A brilliant and multi-layered ...

This 4 page paper discusses Dicken’s use of foreshadowing in his novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” Bibliography lists 1 source

A 9 page paper which examines the society, and the roles and positions of women, in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page book report on C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines and analyzes the Yahoos in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. No additional source cited.

4 pages in length. Jane Austen has long been known to present emotionally powerful and independent women through her storytelling style, so it comes as no surprise how Pride and Prejudice stands up to the challenge of eroding sexist stereotypes where Charlotte and Elizabeth are portrayed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses Oscar Wilde’s novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” and examines how Gray’s pursuit of beauty changes over the course of the story. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper discusses George Orwell’s short story, “Shooting an Elephant.” Bibliography lists 2 sources

A 9 page paper which examines how Charlotte Bronte is a poetic novelist as compared to Jane Austen. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page research paper that offers an overview of the life of Joan of Arc, a simple sixteen-year-old peasant French peasant girl who could neither read nor write, but who managed to inspire and lead the French army to victory in a long protracted fifteenth century war with the English, continues to fascinate writers ...

This 3 page paper discusses the themes of evil and self-destruction that are common to both "Macbeth" and "Heart of Darkness." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 14 page research paper that examines the Merchant's and the Franklin's Tales and looks specifically at the cultural, metaphorical and allegorical significance of Chaucer's references to medieval gardens and landscapes in these representative stories. Chacerian critical scholarship indicates there is a great deal that can be discerned on this subject and the writer ...

A 3 page essay that discusses Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval masterpiece The Canterbury Tales, which offers a series of narratives and character studies that open a window on English society during the fourteenth century. In creating these portraits, Chaucer uses a variety of literary devices, which include both allegory and exemplum. Examination of a few instances ...

A 3 page paper which examines the duality of human nature in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.