A good read, especially when the teacher knows its hard for you to find synopses online! Ha! It's only $4 from Amazon. do it! And for further reading, I found a pdf that compares it to another piece of literature. (great for enlightenment)
pdf comparison: http://www.mmisi.org/pr/11_01/webking.pdf
pdf comparison: http://www.mmisi.org/pr/11_01/webking.pdf