Cover -- TOC36;Contents -- Contributors to this Edition -- Contributors to the Previous Edition -- Introduction -- CH36;Essay Section -- The Characters of Charles Dickens -- Literary Sidekicks -- The Characters of William Shakespeare -- Diarists in Literature -- The AngryYoung Man -- The Ghost in Fiction -- Serial Offenders 8211; the Detective in Fiction -- Literary Drinkers -- Dictionary of Literary Characters -- CH36;A -- CH36;B -- CH36;C -- CH36;D -- CH36;E -- CH36;F -- CH36;G -- CH36;H -- CH36;I -- CH36;J -- CH36;K -- CH36;L -- CH36;M -- CH36;N -- CH36;O -- CH36;P -- CH36;Q -- CH36;R -- CH36;S -- CH36;T -- CH36;U -- CH36;V -- CH36;W -- CH36;X -- CH36;Y -- CH36;Z -- Literary Awards -- IDX36;Index by Author -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Last Page
Summary
A guide to the wealth of characters created by writers in English, with over 6,500 entries - from the Wife of Bath to Bertie Wooster, and Tom Sawyer to Harry Potter. Features include concise biographies of authors, panels covering such topics as 'The Detective in Fiction' and 'Dickens' Characters', and an appendix of literary awards
