The Versatile Work of Author, Muriel Spark

Muriel Spark’s work is appreciated as appealing to readers and described best as “clever and elegant.” According to Waugh, novels of Spark are extraordinarily various, diverse in themes and all novels are fused with each other by a tone or a voice. However, some of her novel may appear bizarre and at times emblematic to readers, while some are

Jane Austen is the first great woman writer in English and, arguably, England’s first great novelist. She is one of those literary artists, who not only laid the foundation of novel, but also give it to a new direction. A supremely comic writer and moralist, Austen redefines novel as a delicate instrument to reveal human nature. She is one of the few novelists in the world literature who is regarded as a “classic” and yet is widely read. She wrote six major novels, however, only four novels were published during her life time that established her reputation in literary circle anonymously. Her earliest novel Northanger Abbey and last completed novel Persuasion were the novels which were not published during her life-time. The two novels were

Austen’s novel uncovers several basics and elements that she herself might have experienced in her life. The influence of her timeless literature is endlessly left in significance for determining her novels that were published in the early part of the nineteenth century, which honored her descriptions and depiction of everyday life.

anielle Steel is known to be among the most popular and highly esteemed authors in the world. She has written over ninety books that have found a market internationally. Among her novels include; His Bright Light, A Gift of Hope, Betrayal, First Sight, Nick Traina 's Life and Death, Big Girl, The Long Road Home, Southern Lights, and Winners among others. These books make her an icon to reckon with in the field of writing. However, many people have raised considerable critiques about her literary works because she writes almost related stories especially tragedies. Despite the critiques, she does not give up on her work because she believes that the message she is passing across is important for her readers. The readers have responded in kind and that is the reason why her books are best selling internationally.

Jane Austen's intelligence and sophisticated diction made her a revolutionary author, and her mastery surpasses most modern authors. By challenging conventional stereotypes in her novels, she gives the open-minded reader a new perspective through the message she conveys. Her first novel, Northanger Abbey, focuses on reading. However, she parallels typical novel reading with the reading of people. Catherine Morland's coming of age hinges on her ability to become a better reader of both novels and people.

Kate Chopin and Jane Austen could readily be referred to as literary heroines of the nineteenth century. Both women often challenged conventional societal methods within their works, which inherently caused these literary geniuses to write in complete secrecy. Chopin and Austen gave birth to characters such as Edna Pontellier in The Awakening, and Elizabeth Bennett, the renowned protagonist of Austen’s novella Pride and Prejudice. While noble in their respective ways one can easily mistake Edna and Elizabeth to be selfish creatures of society because of their ardent pursuit of happiness and love, and their disregard of nineteenth century societal constructs and family expectations. In similar aspects Edna Pontellier and Elizabeth Bennett

During the conversation between Muriel and her mother, only two things associated with culture and spirituality was mentioned; The piano and the poetry book. Both object only came into discussion when both female mentioned Seymour, because he is playing the piano and he gave Muriel a German poetry book. In which case Muriel refers to the book as “those German poems” The book is owned by Muriel, but reflects Seymour’s personality as he has an emotional attachment to it, whereas Muriel shows no involvement with the book.

In the poem , “The Author to Her Book,” Anne Bradstreet describes her conflicting disposition towards her work by using poetic structure, imagery, and personification.

Katie Holleran Mr. Davis LNG 322 15 April 2015 Nicholas Sparks “All of his [Nicholas Sparks] books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 97 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages, including 65 million copies in the United States alone” (Nicholas Sparks). Nicholas Sparks has a very distinct writing style that make very popular romance novels; ten of Nicholas Sparks’ novels have been turned into films, with each of them becoming very popular. Sparks’ writing is easy to understand, but at the same time very unique. His novels are “ famous for being romantic and tender, and for having bittersweet endings” (Gale Student Resources in Context).

Muriel Camberg who was later known as Muriel Spark was born February 1, 1918 in Edinburgh Scotland. In her childhood she entered reading and poetry contests. She would end up winning a lot of them for her school. She learned Latin and Greek. She went to James Gillespie High School for girls in her teens. While at the school she met an educator by the name of Christina Kay who would end up being the inspiration for Miss Jean Brodie. She met Oswald Spark and got married. When Spark was 19 her and Oswald went to Africa. The relationship didn’t go well because of Oswald’s mental problems and they would end up divorcing. Spark would end up leaving Robin in South Africa to be raised by nuns. Spark went back to England and worked for the intelligence core in WWII.

Though written over two centuries apart, the protagonists in Jane Austen’s Emma and Amy Heckerling’s Clueless, are very much alike. They are strong female characters of a certain social standing, that are expected to abide by a particular set of rules and adhere to societal norms. Unlike most young women, Austen’s Emma and Heckerling’s Cher are able to disregard social expectations¬ — like Emma’s idea of marriage, and Cher’s idea of sex — simply because they are privileged and socially stable enough to do so. In this way, both young women simultaneously embrace and reject the principles of female social expectations of their specific time periods. Both Austen and Heckerling confront the belief systems of their readers and viewers through characters that do not act “appropriately” within their respective social environments.

Jane Austen was born in 1775 in England. She was the second to last of eight kids and the youngest daughter of two. Her family was not poor nor were they very well off. They were more middle class. Growing up Jane went to a boarding school for two years then finished her education at home from her Oxford-educated father and her aristocratic mother. Jane’s love for reading and writing came from being able to read from her father’s collection of five hundred books. There she found out that books could take her anywhere and she wanted to write her own stories. She began writing in her early teens and finished three novels by age twenty-three. Having support from her family, Jane decided to try to publish her novels. She published them anonymous and got good and bad responses. She later rewrote some of her

Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska (Jessica Estremera). He was the second of three children born to Patrick Sparks, a college professor, and his wife Jill. Nicholas spent the early part of his childhood moving around with his family as his father finished up his graduate work (Biography Channel website). "Because my father was a student until I was 9 years old and my mother didn't work, we weren't exactly living the high life when I was little. I grew up on powdered milk and ate tons of potatoes, though to be honest, I never noticed how poor we really were until I was old enough to take an honest appraisal of things. Even then, it didn't matter. For the most part, I had a wonderful childhood

The novel Pride and Prejudice was written by Jan Austen and first published in 1813. She had begun writing it in about 1796 after spending some time with her brother and his wife in Goodnestone Park. The book was first titled First Impressions but was renamed after a bookseller refused to see the manuscript. The genre of this novel is best described as a satire or novel of manners. The main character is Elizabeth Bennet and it follows her on her journey to understand manners, marriage, mortality and education. Pride and Prejudice has retained its title as one of the “most loved books” and manages to contain the reader’s attention and fascination. Because of her amazing themes and memorable characters many books and movies have been created

As Austen's narrative strategies are analysed, one is closer to revealing the reasoning behind her immense success as a novelist.