1The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James, 1881
Nick can be compared to Isabel - wants “to see but not to feel” and can be linked to his relationship with Jordan
Explores impact of American money on European marriage market
2Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, 1884
Written in vernacular English, but controversial due to language and use of racial slurs
Set in a period prior to the abolition of slavery
Theme of divide after the civil war
3Sister Carrie, Theodore Dreiser, 1900
Publishers made no attempt to advertise the novel and beween1900 -1980 all editions were a second altered version. Compare to 1940 TGOW films
4My Antonia, Willa Cather, 1918
Was succesful but was originally rejected multiple times and it was suggested that Cather should rewrite it frm Jim’s viewpoint
5The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton, 1920
Set in the old New York of Wharton’s childhood
6Passing, Nella Larsen, 1929
Larsen was the first Black American to win a Guggenheim Fellowship for the book
7A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway, 1929
The success of the book allowed him to become financially independent
Reportedly wrote at least 39 different versions
8Native Son, Richard Wright, 1940
Immediate success but controversial
Based onaspects of the 1938 trial and arrest of Robert Nixon