Cover of The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition

The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition

  • 2009 first published
  • 1,690 pages
  • 4 editions

The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition is a 2009 demon fiction and horror novel by Michael Meyer, Margaret Atwood and Lewis Carroll. It takes readers to Mallard residence and Justice of the Peace Court in the 19th century. Characters include Montresor, Fortunato and Luchresi. It deals with crime, revenge, collections and college readers.

13 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 1,690 pages — 30–31 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Children's fiction
  • Classic Literature
  • Crime
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Horror stories
  • Revenge
  • Collections
  • College readers
  • Freedom
  • Selfhood
  • Self-fulfilment
  • Meaning of love
  • Short story
  • Class conflict
  • Tradition
  • Change

Quick answers

Who wrote The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition?

The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition was written by Michael Meyer, Margaret Atwood and Lewis Carroll and first published in 2009.

What genre is The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils, Horror and Circus & Carnival.

How long is The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition?

The median edition has 1,690 pages, about 30–31 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition?

Readers who like it often enjoy American 24-Karat Gold, The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition and The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction -- Shorter Seventh Edition.

More by Michael Meyer

All books →

Books like The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition