Albert Camus’ novel is the story of an epidemic of plague that struck Oran, a city of Algeria on the Mediterranean coast. The citizens lived their monotonous mundane lives. When the death-rate rises the city is sealed off to check the contagion. Within the closed city, the pestilence takes a heavy... Sign in to see full entry.
Emma Woodhouse, the daughter of a rich country gentleman, is a beautiful, clever, snobbish young lady of twenty-one. She is the heroine of Jane Austen's Emma. Emma's fanciful mind, encouraged by ample leisure and a little willfulness, leads her to indulge in match-making. The novel is a study in... Sign in to see full entry.