Collins, The Moonstone (1868; 1998)

Wilkie Collins.
The Moonstone.
Edited by Sandra Kemp.
Book Series: Penguin Classics.
London: Penguin Books, 1998.

Book Information : Publisher; Google Books; Wikipedia; GoodReads.com; Amazon.com.

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Editor : Sandra Kemp

• Sandra Kemp (b. 1958), Wikipedia.
• Professor Sandra Kemp, Director of The Ruskin – Museum and Research Institute, Lancaster University.
• The Ruskin, Museum and Research Institute, Lancaster University.

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Some Other Recent Editions of The Moonstone :

• Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone, Third Edition. Edited by Francis O'Gorman. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]

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Wikipedia Articles :

• Wilkie Collins (1824 – 1889).
• The Moonstone (1868).
  [It was first published as a serial and then as a three volume book in 1868; a very modestly revised single volume edition was published in 1871, which is the text reprinted in the 1998 Penguin Classics edition.]
• Detective fiction.
• Epistolary novel.
• Sensation novel.
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• British literature: Victorian literature: 1837–1900.
• Victorian literature.
• English novel: Victorian novel.
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• Victorian era, 1837–1901.
• Society and culture of the Victorian era.
• Economy, industry, and trade of the Victorian era.
• Victorian morality.
• Women in the Victorian era.

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The Victorian Web :

• Wilkie Collins (1824-1889).
• The Works of Wilkie Collins (scroll down for The Moonstone).

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Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1892; 2022)

Thomas Hardy.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Edited by Karen Swallow Prior.
Nashville, Tennessee: B&H Publishing, 2022.

Book Information : Publisher; Google Books; Wikipedia; GoodReads.com; Amazon.com.

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Wikipedia Articles :

• Thomas Hardy (1840 – 1928).
• Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891 / 1892) [first published as a serial in 1891, then in a three volume edition in 1891, then published with revisions in a one volume edition in 1892].
• Thomas Hardy's Wessex.
• British literature: Victorian literature: 1837–1900.
• Victorian literature.
• English novel: Victorian novel.

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Some Other Recent Editions of Tess of the d'Urbervilles :

• Thomas Hardy. Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Second Edition. Edited by Phillip Mallett and Jane Thomas. Norton Critical Editions. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2024.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
  (A previous Norton Critical Edition edited by Scott Elledge, last published in its third edition in 1990, also exists [Amazon.com].)
• Thomas Hardy. Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Edited by Juliet Grindle and Simon Gatrell. Introduction by Penny Boumelha. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Thomas Hardy. Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Edited by Tim Dolin. Introduction by Margaret Randolph Higonnet. Penguin Classics. London and New York: Penguin Books, 1998, updated 2003.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]

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Editor : Karen Swallow Prior

• Karen Swallow Prior, her website.
• Karen Swallow Prior, Substack.
• Karen Swallow Prior, Twitter / X.
• Karen Swallow Prior, B&H Publishing.
• Karen Swallow Prior, OCLC WorldCat Entities.
• Prior, Karen Swallow, The Library of Congress, LC Name Authority File (LCNAF).
• Karen Swallow Prior. Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me. Ossining, New York: T. S. Poetry Press, 2012.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Karen Swallow Prior. Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist. Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 2014.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Karen Swallow Prior. On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Brazos Press (Baker Publishing Group), 2018.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Karen Swallow Prior. The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Brazos Press (Baker Publishing Group), 2023.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]

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Comments :

• Karen Swallow Prior's edition is very thorough in identifying references to Classical, Biblical, and Contemporary (19th century) literature; the "Reflection Questions" after each major section ("Phases" in Hardy's terminology) are also helpful. Readers interested in more detailed literary analysis should also consider the Norton Critical Editions versions.

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Internet Discussions of Tess of the d'Urbervilles :

• David Kern, Heidi White and Karen Swallow Prior, "Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Chapters 1-5", Close Reads Podcast, Substack, 23 April 2022.
  (The above link is the first of NINE Episodes of very detailed discussions of Tess of the d'Urbervilles; I decided to include links for all episodes below. Also, note that Karen Swallow Prior participated in all of the episodes.)
  1. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Chapters 1-5 (Phase the First).
  2. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Chapters 6-11 (Phase the First).
  3. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Chapters 12-15 (Phase the Second).
  4. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Chapters 16-24 (Phase the Third).
  5. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Chapters 25-30 (Phase the Fourth).
  6. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Chapters 31-34 (Phase the Fourth).
  7. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Chapters 35-44 (Phase the Fifth).
  8. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Chapters 45-59 (Phase the Sixth and Phase the Seventh).
  9. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Q&A.
• Tristan, "IN DEPTH BOOK REVIEW Tess of the durbevilles Classic Books Explained", Tristan and the Classics, YouTube, 02 January 2021.
  (A very concise yet thorough discussion.)
• John Burton, "Literary Critic explores Tess of The D’Urbervilles", Dr. John Burton, YouTube, 26 March 2024.
  (Also a good discussion, although he misstates a few details of the novel.)

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Ogawa, The Diving Pool (1990; 2008, 2025)

Yōko Ogawa.
The Diving Pool.
Translated by Stephen Snyder.
New York: Picador (Macmillan), 2008, 2025.

Book Information : Publisher; Google Books; Wikipedia; GoodReads.com; Amazon.com.

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Author Information : Yōko Ogawa

• Yōko Ogawa (b. 1962), Wikipedia English.
• 小川洋子 (1962 –), Wikipedia Japan.
• Yōko Ogawa, GoodReads.com.
• Yoko Ogawa, Macmillan Publishers.

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Translator Information : Stephen Snyder

• Stephen Snyder, Middlebury Language Schools, Middlebury College.

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Wikipedia Articles :

• The book The Diving Pool contains three short stories / novellas :
  • The Diving Pool (1990)
  • Pregnancy Diary (1990)
    妊娠カレンダー [Pregnancy calendar]
  • Dormitory (1991)
• The Diving Pool (novella) was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize for the second half of 1989.
• Pregnancy Diary was awarded the Akutagawa Prize for the second half of 1990.
• The Diving Pool (2008 English translation book) was awarded the Shirley Jackson Award in the Category Best Single-Author Collection for 2008.
• Japanese literature: Postwar literature (1945–onwards), Wikipedia English.
• 昭和時代末期の文学 [History of modern Japanese literature: Literature from the end of the Showa period], Wikipedia Japan.

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Internet Discussions of Yōko Ogawa and The Diving Pool :

• Stephen Snyder and Allison Markin Powell, "Yoko Ogawa Discussion", at Idlewild Books in New York City, WordsWithoutBorders channel, YouTube, 09 January 2009.
  (The translator Stephen Snyder discusses the stories in The Diving Pool and reads from The Housekeeper and the Professor.)
  1. Yoko Ogawa Discussion Part 1.
  2. Yoko Ogawa Discussion Part 2.
  3. Yoko Ogawa Discussion Part 3.
  4. Yoko Ogawa Discussion Part 4.

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