title: Writing About Literature (Brief 9th Edition)
author:  Edgar V. Roberts 
description: This brief version of the original Writing About Literature discusses clearly and succinctly how to write about the elements of literature. It provides concise discussions and sample papers for students who are writing about the elements of literature, utilizing a process approach to writing. Chapters contain discussions of important literary subjectssuch as character, setting, and symbolismfollowed by a guide to the necessary steps for students to produce good essays. The Ninth Edition maintains and strengthens the features that have brought this book such acclaim in previous editions, while enhancing both content and strategy.
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  **PATHS OF GLORY**
  
   **ALSO BY JEFFREY ARCHER**
  
  NOVELS
  
   _Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less_
  
   _Shall We Tell the President?_
  
   _Kane & Abel_
  
   _The Prodigal Daughter_
  
   _First Among Equals_
  
   _A Matter of Honor_
  
   _As the Crow Flies_
  
   _Honor Among Thieves_
  
   _The Fourth Estate_
  
   _The Eleventh Commandment_
  
   _Sons of Fortune_
  
   _False Impression_
  
   _The Gospel According to Judas_ (with the assistance of Professor Francis J.
  Moloney)
  
   _A Prisoner of Birth_
  
  SHORT STORIES
  
   _A Quiver Full of Arrows_
  
   _A Twist in the Tale_
  
   _Twelve Red Herrings_
  
   _The Collected Short Stories_
  
   _To Cut a Long Story Short_
  
   _Cat O’Nine Tales_
  
  PLAYS
  
   _Beyond Reasonable Doubt_
  
   _Exclusive_
  
   _The Accused_
  
  PRISON DIARIES
  
   _Volume One: Hell_
  
   _Volume Two: Purgatory_
  
   _Volume Three: Heaven_
  
  SCREENPLAYS
  
   _Mallory: Walking Off the Map_
  
   _False Impression_
  
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  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events
  portra