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Demons & DevilsHorrorCircus & Carnival

The Norton Introduction to Fiction--Fourth Edition

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  • 1991 first published
  • 681 pages
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Published in 1991, The Norton Introduction to Fiction--Fourth Edition is a demon fiction and horror novel by Jerome Beaty, Spencer Holst and Edgar Allan Poe. It takes readers to Caribbean and Amazon rainforest in Carnival. Characters include Sanger Rainsford, General Zaroff and Whitney. Readers will find themes of Hunting, islands, survival of the fittest and animal trapping.

It runs to roughly 681 pages — 12–13 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Hunting
  • Islands
  • Survival of the fittest
  • Animal trapping
  • Trapping pits
  • Knouts
  • Hunting dogs
  • Cossacks
  • Deaf-mutes
  • Snow leopards
  • Jaguars
  • Hunting stories
  • Juvenile works
  • Human hunting
  • Big game sport
  • Travel fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Norton Introduction to Fiction--Fourth Edition?

The Norton Introduction to Fiction--Fourth Edition was written by Jerome Beaty, Spencer Holst and Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1991.

What genre is The Norton Introduction to Fiction--Fourth Edition?

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

How long is The Norton Introduction to Fiction--Fourth Edition?

The median edition has 681 pages, about 12–13 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Norton Introduction to Fiction--Fourth Edition?

Readers who like it often enjoy Perrine's Story and Structure--Twelfth Edition, Perrine's Story and Structure--Tenth Edition and Great American Short Stories [34 stories].

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