A is For Alibi is a 1982 crime novel by Sue Grafton, the first in her "Alphabet" series. The novel follows detective Kinsey Millhone, who investigates the murder of Laurence Fife, for which his wife had been imprisoned. The investigation leads Kinsey to other murders of the same strange method (the poison oleander). Eventually the case is unravelled and she discovers that Scorsoni, a man whom she was involved with and who was Fife's business partner, is a murderer. In a confrontation on the beach she kills him.
A Vindication of the Rights of Women is a proto-feminist polemic that bases its arguments on Enlightenment values of liberation, justice and equality. Though Wollstonecraft declares that women are equal to men, she does not always uphold this statement in all cases. However, she sharply critiques unfair economic and domestic treatment towards women and the unjust cultural standards and values imposed upon them, arguing for female education and fair treatment in marriage.
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos is a collection of stories by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft centered on his original mythology of ancient gods, insanity, lost temples, and oceanic terror. Stories like Dagon and The Call of Cthulhu deal with common Lovecraftian themes like the insignificance of humanity, the vastness of space and the ocean, and the unknowability of threats arising from both places. Lovecraft's collection explores his frightening world in meticulous detail.
Dagon and Other Macabre Tales is a collection of short fiction involving and peripheral to the Cthulhu mythos. The stories follow scientists, psychologists, academics, and other members of literate society in turn-of-the-century New England as they investigate and combat the malignant entities dwelling deep under the ocean and in the vast waste of the Arctic. The stories dwell on themes of isolation, the insignificance of mankind, and the vastness of the unexplored world.
Who is the real monster in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Frankenstein is a book by Mary Shelley that uses gothic horror to convey meaning and emotion Gothic Horror is a genre of stories that combines both horror and romance Mary Shelley writes about horror and how that Monster as a creation could well be the monster in itself She also talks about Frankenstein being judged as a Monster because his of his actions trying to be God and create life but the story is challenged by the moral be cautious o
Frankenstein Humans have always tried to surpass each other and accomplish goals One of the greatest contests in history could arguably be between man and God if there is such a thing In Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein attempts to attain the greatest knowledge of life Victor attempts to surge beyond accepted human limits and access the secret of life Shelley portrays a man who obtained the powers of God and wrongfully used those powers Victors entire life was shaped and influence
Social society is unavoidable because it will always be there as a pleasure or a burden Society puts labels on everything as good or bad rich or poor normal or unusual Although some of these assumptions are accurate most of them are misconceptions For instance in the novel Frankenstein everyone rejects the monster Victor creates The monsters behavior is directly related to his experiences with society and its treatment of him Due to this rejection the reader can see the true temperament of both