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	Notes on the beginning of the English novel
		Novels differ from earlier narrative fiction in a certain freedom from stereotypes in plot, character, and names.
		The people who exist and the things that transpire in novels are recognizable as behaving and occurring in believable human ways -- things happen in the fictional world according to laws that are essentially like those governing the everyday world.
		Readers of novels "identify" or "empathize" with the heroes and heroines of novels, suggesting a greater closeness between readers and novel characters than between readers and characters in other fictional forms.
	www.lit-arts.net /Behn/novel.htm (1117 words)

	The Confusion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Confusion is a novel by Neal Stephenson.
		The Confusion consists of two books, Bonanza and The Juncto which are fused together, so that one jumps back and forth between them as one reads through The Confusion.
		This is the only volume of the Baroque Cycle that is so confused; the novels contained in the other two volumes are read in order.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Confusion_(novel) (176 words)

	Confusion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word itself is a confusion of the prefix "con" (a variant on the Latin prefix "com", meaning "with" or "together") and the verb "fuse" (meaning "join").
		A technical concept in cryptography; see Confusion and diffusion.
		Mental confusion (such as paranoia) may be caused by drugs or mental illness.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Confusion (142 words)

	the minnesota review - ns. 55-57 - eric leuschner - anthologizing the novel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Initially, the debate in novel criticism centered on the question of authority, whether authors or critics were the valid voices of novel criticism.
		Eighteenth-century novelists generally apologized, defended, and legitimated the newly defined (and untrustworthy) genre of the novel, and their statements on readerly expectations and authorial decisions and questions of verisimilitude, probability, and ethics lay the groundwork for later critical discussions.
		McKeon defends this exclusion as an "exercise in rebalancing" (xv), stating that the aim of the anthology is to present the "idea of the coherence of the novel as a historical phenomenon" (xiv).
	www.theminnesotareview.org /ns55/leuschner.htm (2752 words)

	LiteratureClassics.com -- Essay -- A Gothic Parody Balances Sense and Sensibilty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Throughout her novel, Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen integrates parody with characterization to emphasize the necessity of a balance between sense and sensibility while reflecting a theme of the initiation of a young woman into the complexities of adult social life.
		In this novel Catherine's confusion of the world of romance with the everyday world begins innocently and is the cause of her suffering.
		In the novel, Henry ridicules Catherine for her use of improper use of language by uttering words like “nicest” and “amazing.” This ridicule is delivered in a teasing tone and is meant to be provocative.
	www.literatureclassics.com /showessayprint.asp?IDNo=659 (2317 words)

	Science Fiction Book Reviews
		If the last book bulks as large as the first two, then Stephenson and his publisher will have issued a single vast novel of nearly 3,000 pages—for that is what these three volumes constitute—in the space of only 12 months.
		They lose their spoils, regain their footing as merchantmen of a sort, voyage to Japan and the South Seas, have adventures in South America, and are betrayed into chains once more, all before Jack finally finds himself standing before Louis XIV and Eliza.
		It is only logical to expect, then, that the current books would be intended to reveal the roots of the roots, so to speak, the formative events and shaping forces and personages who created the modern era.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue363/books.html (1089 words)

	Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, I Dare
		I was confused by the characters, too; they were not drawn distinctly enough for me to keep them straight without an index.
		Since both character progression and political intrigue are vital to the novel's plots, confusion in these areas was detrimental to my enjoyment of the story.
		Usually authors of franchise novels would prefer that the novels be taken for "real" novels, so seeing authors who prefer the opposite is puzzling, and offers an intriguing peek into the minds and goals of the authors -- especially since Lois McMaster Bujold, with far more reason, has yet to declare a trademark on Vorkosigan.
	www.rambles.net /leemiller_idare01.html (672 words)

	Beckett, Proust, and ‘Dream of Fair to Middling Women’
		Those critics who have read this unpublished novel are unanimous that it affords an important introduction to Beckett’s published writings, and seem agreed that the hero of this novel, Belacqua, aspires above all to ‘retreat into the wider freedom of the mind’, thereby attaining ‘release into the microcosm’.
		Finding that ‘It was intolerable that she should break up into a series of whores’, he suffers from ‘an abominable confusion, a fragmentation of the realities of her and him, of the reality in which she and he were related’ (pp.
		The qualification of this perceptual confusion as ‘intolerable’ is similarly used to define the anguish of Marcel’s contradictory visions of Albertine, and of his grandmother (Proust, pp.
	www.english.fsu.edu /jobs/num09/Num9Zurbrugg.htm (7632 words)

	Young Adult Book Reviews and Collaborative Research
		The teaching of this novel should include an in depth look into Chinese culture and “talk story,” perhaps even watching and contrasting the Disney movie Mulan with the chapter “White Tigers.” A lesson on Chinese immigration into California would also be helpful for students’ understanding.
		This novel is the story of a horse’s life from foal to pasture bound in old age.
		I believe that teens would find this novel beneficial and interesting, when certain themes are emphasized outside of the whimsical story of horses’ lives.
	people.emich.edu /tway/yabrcgr.htm (2999 words)

	Stephenson:Neal:The Confusion - Metaweb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This is an intermediate page for The Confusion, a novel by Neal Stephenson.
		The Confusion was published in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2004 (though could be found in select bookshops a week prior) and was released in the United States on 13 April 2004.
		The third part of the Baroque Cycle, a series set in a slightly parallel universe, The System of the World, was published in September 2004.
	www.metaweb.com /wiki/wiki.phtml?title=The_Confusion&printable=yes (163 words)

	Mystery Novel Award
		This Charles Dickens novel was adapted for Broadway by Rupert Holmes in 1986, and went on to win 5 Tony Awards.
		The first novel in the Shamus Award-winning mystery series featuring Seattle private eye Thomas Black follows Black on the trail of a woman who abandons her husband and daughter, leaving behind a note that depicts a hellish life.
		The award-winning author of Urban Oracles and Sirena Silena journeys into the dark underbelly of San Juan after dark to a motel on the border of nowhere, in a noir novel that follows the lives of four different loners on the edge.
	www.backtobooks.net /mystery-novel-award.htm (269 words)

	Amazon.com: The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The novels also benefits from having a somewhat more coherent (ie straightforward) plot, in the first book everyone manipulated and schemed but it wasn't clear if it was going anywhere and the apparent lack of direction really hurt the story, making it seem flat and somewhat bland.
		And I do give credit to Stephenson for scope and ambition, this is big novel that spans over a decent amount of time, with a huge cast of characters and a wide area of geography, touching on a variety of moods and situations.
		The Confusion, as a story of Lust, Greed, Adventure, Science and Commerce is unsurpassed, until it comes time to read The System of the World, and complete this giant novel.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060523867?v=glance (2270 words)

	Ryan #2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sariah, if your high school teacher was trying to have you disseminate information from the novel, then he or she is a bigger fool than Anse, who is not really so much a fool, as he is extremely selfish; so there's my point.
		Suggest to your teacher next time that your assesment of the novel come from your interest of it, which sounds fairly non-existent--maybe you could discuss why it gave you a headache.
		To clear up a point of confusion, Jewel took his horse to be exchanged for the mule team, thus acquiesing to Anse's "decision." (See p191-193 in Vintage International Edition).
	home.comcast.net /~jschnick/aild/aildryn2.htm (323 words)

	confusion - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Confusion, confusion (f) : AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include confusion: mental confusion, confusion of tongues, confusion colours, confusion matrix, ball of confusion, more...
		Words similar to confusion: disarray, confounding, confusional, discombobulation, mix-up, ado, disorganization, dither, garboil, mental confusion, mixup, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=confusion&ls=a (393 words)

	Amazon.com: High Fidelity: Books: Nick Hornby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		British journalist Hornby has fashioned a disarming, rueful and sometimes quite funny first novel that is not quite as hip as it wishes to be.
		It is difficult to categorize the novel, but I can simply say that as a male of approximately the same age as the protagonist, it appeared Hornby (and Rob) were talking my language (albeit with a British flair), and I therefore breezed through this book quicker than most.
		However, over the course of the novel, we are led by Rob to see his thoughts maturing and his realization that loving what you have instead of what you don't is what makes life bearable.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1573225517?v=glance (2073 words)

	Wired News: Clearing Up The Confusion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		At least as far back as Chaucer, "confused" was being used in its current sense of being muddle-headed.
		we have got confusion of a few different sorts: Not only alchemists melting things together, but also pandemonium in the markets, a re-coinage in England (which means gathering together and melting all the old coins) and the confusion of a war between France and her enemies.
		WN: In the novel, Isaac Newton agrees to join the mint in hopes of recovering a legendary horde of special gold that had been scattered around the globe.
	www.wired.com /news/print/0,1294,63050,00.html (1929 words)

	Steph's Book Reviews - Life Mask (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Neal Stephenson’s latest novel, The Confusion, is a glittering and gritty epic set in the high-stakes world of the bon ton, where fashion and politics — wait, wait, I’m sorry.
		And, of course, both novels conveniently double as doorstops, should you find their content not to your liking.
		Mostly, this is fine; assuming eighteenth-century novels reflect how people actually spoke, we’re better off without the morass of circumlocution and euphemism dictated by etiquette.
	www.stephsbookreviews.com /html/Life_Mask/body_life_mask.html (763 words)

	Stefan Zweig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme (1968) (novel 24 Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau)
		Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961) (TV) (novel 24 Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau)
		Brennende Geheimnis, Das (1923) (novel Das Brennende Geheimnis)
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0959003 (330 words)

	A Life Of Confusion
		Through her life, Carson McCullers experienced loneliness, sexual and emotional confusion, and pain that lead her to writing pieces of America's greatest works that will be cherished by all in a world she helped to bring closer together.
		The sexual confusion of this novel includes feelings between Jester Clane and Sherman Pew.
		One thing that a reader could conclude about his reasoning of this reciting is the Judge wanted everyone to realize what each person has lost that was so sacred to them but still could not interfere with its departure after they completed their sin.
	www.carson-mccullers.com /html/confusion.html (3487 words)

	Grumpy Old Bookman: Stephenson aka Bury
		You don’t have to go far on a Stephenson fan-site to discover that Neal has written two novels under the name Stephen Bury.
		Maybe that doesn’t sound too interesting a story, but since this is a Neal Stephenson novel we’re talking about, it becomes interesting when he writes it.
		The novel is long, as usual with Stephenson, and sheds some thought-provoking light on the way in which modern political campaigns seek to influence the media.
	grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com /2004/05/stephenson-aka-bury.html (559 words)

	American Whiskey Bar - Michael Turner
		In the novel, American Whiskey Bar is the name of a film whose reputation has taken on "ridiculously mythic proportions".
		It is, apart from its place in the actual novel, a fairly good screenplay, too -- and makes a decent read.
		It would be difficult to change many words and scenes in it without the story falling apart.
	www.complete-review.com /reviews/canada/turnerm3.htm (708 words)

	Study Questions: Emma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Motivated by her mistaken perceptions, her power, and her conviction of rightness, Emma blunders through the novel.
		The novel ends as comedy, with order restored symbolically through marriage.
		Consider the young women in the novel: Emma Woodhouse, Isabella Knightley, Harriet Smith, Jane Fairfax, and Augusta Elton.
	www.northwestcollege.edu /id/koellind/austen/emma.htm (476 words)

	Enculturation: Heather Dubnick on Borges
		This is the first hint that Yu Tsun will experience within his own narrative the confusion of the objective and the subjective that disquiets Borges in “Partial Enchantments of the Quixote.” Ts’ui Pên’s labyrinth and his novel turn out to be one and the same, a riddle for time.
		As in “The Aleph,” contained and container are reversed, so that Yu Tsun’s actions come to appear as part of his ancestor’s novel; Yu Tsun is not only a descendant of Ts’ui Pên, but possibly a character in his novel.
		Ts’ui Pên’s labyrinthine novel as a parable for time is the ultimate aesthetic act, an “alephic” act, so to speak, that attempts to be all-encompassing, to emerge out of its binding and wrap itself around the reality that contains it.
	enculturation.gmu.edu /3_2/dubnick/dubnick5.html (1247 words)

	The Washington Monthly
		My trash reading (as some of my friends call it) is cheap DragonLance novels, and although these are fairly mass-produced, and the ink comes off easily on my hands, the spines never break.
		I have noticed that paper used in the last novel was, lacking an educated term for it, old school.
		Its that heavy cardboardish type paper with the edges that are uneven and I suspect its side effect may be a weaker binding.
	www.washingtonmonthly.com /archives/individual/2004_04/003772.php (2998 words)

	Links
		James R. Benn is the author of The Billy Boyle World War II Mystery Series and Desperate Ground A novel of the last days of WWII.
		Eric Dalen is the author of The Fear Of The Dark, a suspense novel, and Confusion, a mystery novel.
		M O R E V I: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana, written by Lisa Lee and Tee Morris, is the epic adventure set in a time when a kingdom hangs in the balance and a queen's most trusted ally is a pirate from a far-off land called England.
	www.chrisfreeburn.com /links.htm (216 words)

	ST-v-SW.Net :: Episode III Lesser Canon, Pt. III
		The script has the ship landing in an industrial part of the city, and the novel has Windu headed to that location.
		The report of devastation on Coruscant is not confined to the novel.
		The novel also mentions thousands of Jedi and padawans in the Temple.
	www.st-v-sw.net /STSW-RoTSlesser3.html (3441 words)

	Konton2
		This is Stephenson's fifth novel, and it's probably his best.
		His third novel, Snow Crash, and his fourth novel, The Diamond Age, are also excellent.
		The second novel, The Confusion, was better, I thought.
	www.geocities.com /da5id65536 (5419 words)

	National Novel Writing Month - National Novel Writing Month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I have decided to only share those portions of the novel written while actually asleep:
		What you see is the result of a small amount of aging, and immediately the resulting change in Allen.
		Copyright © 2006 The Office of Letters and Light :: All posted novel excerpts remain copyright their authors.
	www.nanowrimo.org /simpleinfo.php?uid=36304 (211 words)

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		God Save the Mark: A Novel of Crime and Confusion
		An easy victim; a ready subject for the practices of a confidence man, thief, beggar, etc.; a sucker.-Dictionary of American Slang, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1960 That's the long definition of a mark.
		All other designated trademarks, copyrights and brands are the property of their respective owners.
	www.shop.com /op/aprod-p27917873 (356 words)

	Jennifer Weiner
		It meant that housekeys would disappear, shoes would waltz out of the closet, clothes would vanish from their hangers, never to be seen again..
		It meant mess and confusion, dramatic scenes, tears and fights and hurt feelings.
		It meant the end of any peace and quiet she might have been foolish enough to hope for.
	www.jenniferweiner.com /inhershoes1.htm (5703 words)

	Find in a Library: Confusion : a novel
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