Dictionary of literary characters

2004

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Summary

Revised and expanded, this new edition contains over 6,500 entries providing a guide to the wealth of characters created by writers in English. New features include concise biographies of the authors, panels covering topics such as 'the detective in fiction', an appendix of literary awards and a literary/historical chronology.

Record details

Main title:

Dictionary of literary characters

Author:

McGovern, Una

Edition:

[New] ed.

Imprint:

Edinburgh : Chambers, 2004.

Collation:

xxix, 818 p. ; 26 cm.

Variant title:

Cover title: Chambers dictionary of literary characters

Notes:

Previous ed.: published as Larousse dictionary of literary characters. Edinburgh: Larousse, 1994.Managing editor, Una McGovern.Cover title: Chambers dictionary of literary characters.

ISBN:

9780550101273 (hbk)

Dewey class:

809.927809.92703

Language:

English

Added title:

Chambers dictionary of literary charactersLarousse dictionary of literary characters

Subject:

Characters and characteristics in literature -- DictionariesEnglish literature -- Dictionaries

BRN:

247087