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John C. Gerber (1908–2003)

Author of Twentieth Century Interpretations of the Scarlet Letter: A Collection of Essays

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About the Author

John Gerber was M. F. Carpenter Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Iowa.

Works by John C. Gerber

Twentieth Century Interpretations of the Scarlet Letter: A Collection of Essays (1968) 15 copies

A pictorial history of the University of Iowa (1988) 7 copies

Mark Twain (1988) 2 copies

The college teaching of English 1 copy

The Teaching of English at the University of Iowa: The First Hundred Years, 1861-1961, Vol. 1 (1995) 1 copy

O marvelous Model T! : a diary of a great Model T Ford expedition in 1928 from Pittsburgh to the West Coast and back (1991) 1 copy

Dress Reversal: A Play in One Act (1934) 1 copy

Dress reversal 1 copy

Reading Modern Short Stories 1 copy

Associated Works

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) — Foreword, some editions — 33,162 copies

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Other names: Gerber, John Christian (birth name)
Birthdate: 1908-01-31
Date of death: 2003-06-26
Burial location: Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Gender: male

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Twentieth century interpretations of "the scarlet… by John C. Gerber

An interesting set of essays about the writing/inspiration/and story structure of [b:The Scarlet Letter|12296|The Scarlet Letter|Nathaniel Hawthorne|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327879100s/12296.jpg|4925227]. Fascinating to read, but would have been better if I'd found the original book more interesting...

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Works: 9
Also by: 1
Members: 30
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Rating: 3.9

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 10

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