Jack London's short story of 1916, "The Red One," looks uncannily like Ancient Astronaut TV programs today. Are space aliens coming to jump start human evolution so that we can evolve from wolves into saints? Jack London's "The Red One" gives hope to transcend the wolf within us.
âFerdâ Asyaâs collection of essays
is the first book to address the crucial issue of teaching one of the most important masters of American fiction. The essays in this intriguing volume reveal a remarkable variety of useful pedagogical approaches to Wharton s fiction. In their representation of a wide range of critical approaches and insistence on exploring the full range of her literary achievement, these essays provide new testimony to the enduring power of the writer and her work.â
- Alfred Bendixen, Princeton University, USA, and Executive Director of American Literature Association
âThis is a rousing collection of essays on how to make Edith Wharton relevant to twenty-first century-students. With a deep understanding of the student mindset, this volume employs fresh insight and remarkable creativity to help a new generation grasp the more germane points of this surprisingly modern and still unmatched American author.â