Esther Lombardi Literature Expert Education M.A., English Literature, California State University - Sacramento B.A., English, California State University - Sacramento Introduction Journalist who has written about books and literature for 20 yearsPublications manager at Ultramain, a firm that focuses on logistics management and maintenance softwareReport specialist and editor at Thompson & Associates, a private investigator Experience Esther Lombardi is a former writer for ThoughtCo who contributed articles about English literature for 14 years. As a freelance journalist, she has written about a variety of topics, including literary criticism, education, green living, parenting, and technology. Her essays, reviews, and articles have appeared in a variety of publications online and in print. Education Lombardi earned her bachelor's degree in English and her master's degree in English literature from California State University, Sacramento. ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Esther Lombardi The 10 Best Literary Theory and Criticism Books Complete List of John Steinbeck's Books Books About Thanksgiving in Literature Quotes from Arthur Rimbaud's Surrealist Writing Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift 'The Scarlet Letter' Questions for Discussion 'The Wind in the Willows' Review The Meaning of the Title: 'The Catcher in the Rye' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Book Review Quotes From Henrik Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' Virginia Woolf Biography 'Moby Dick' Quotes What Literature Can Teach Us Memorable Quotes of Leo Tolstoy Quotes Biography of Washington Irving, Father of the American Short Story Studying the Bible as Literature "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen Mark Twain's "A Letter From Santa Claus" 'Brave New World:' Questions for Study and Discussion "The Wind in the Willows" Quotes 'Wuthering Heights' Questions for Study and Discussion 'Life on the Mississippi' Quotes Shakespeare's Comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' Quotes From John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'