A concise, modern summary of Dickens's Great Expectations: its serialization in All the Year Round, major themes of class and moral growth, and how Dickens's childhood shaped the novel.
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (1813) is a social comedy about the Bennet family, pride and prejudice between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, and the pursuit of marriage and security in early 19th-century England.
A concise retrospective on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: title announcement, July 21, 2007 publication, how it completed the series, key themes and the wider impact on the franchise.
Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path" follows Phoenix Jackson on a short but symbolic journey through rural Mississippi. The story uses small encounters and objects to explore endurance, dignity, and the quiet persistence required to care for the next generation.
In 1974 Martin Goodman launched Atlas/Seaboard (via Seaboard Periodicals) as a creator-friendly challenger to Marvel and DC. The line recruited major talent and published short-lived sword-and-sorcery, war, horror, and superhero-tinged titles before folding after a brief run. Today the comics are collectible curiosities and a notable episode in debates over creator pay and ownership.