Molesworth Rites Again
Author : Simon Brett
Publisher :
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 27,69 MB
Release : 1984
Category :
ISBN : 9780099363606
Encyclopedia of British Humorists
Author : Steven H. Gale
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 16,77 MB
Release : 1996
Category : English wit and humor
ISBN : 9780824059903
Book Description
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction
Author : Frank Northen Magill
Publisher :
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
Presents critical studies of more than 270 authors of detective and mystery fiction from around the world dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day.
Imaginary People
Author : David Pringle
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,25 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Book Description
A new edition of the who's who of over 1,400 fictional characters whose names are sometimes so familiar it's difficult to remember they're imaginary. Included in the biographical parade is Ben Casey, Casper, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a compendium of high, low, and no brow at all, each exactly recorded with a snippet of biographical anecdote. The reference is as equally useful for scholarly work as it is for killing time in aimless pursuits of information. Distributed by Ashgate. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
New Statesman
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 37,86 MB
Release : 1983-07
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Book Description
British Mystery and Thriller Writers Since 1960
Author : Gina Macdonald
Publisher : Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Book Description
Spans much of the modern history of the mystery genre and, along with it, many of the political and social changes from the classical detective story, the World War II spy story, and the Cold War thriller to postmodern detective and spy adventures and the politics of terrorism and confrontation of the twenty-first century.
Twentieth-century Crime and Mystery Writers
Author : Lesley Henderson
Publisher : Chicago : St. James Press
Page : 1338 pages
File Size : 16,98 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Book Description
**** Cited in Sheehy and BCL3. The foremost reference in the field, completely revised and updated, and now covering about 600 authors, mainly English-language writers whose work appeared during or since the time of Conan Doyle. The entry for each writer consists of a biography, a bibliography, and a signed critical essay. Living authors were invited to add a comment on their work; many of them accepted, and their remarks are both entertaining and enlightening. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers
Author : Jay P. Pederson
Publisher : Saint James Press
Page : 1304 pages
File Size : 34,41 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Book Description
Provides information on the most influential English-language writers of the crime and mystery genre. Each entry includes author biographies; complete bibliographies; lists of critical studies; locations of manuscripts; the writer's own comments on his or her work, when available; and an essay written by an expert of the genre.
Contemporary Authors New Revision
Author : Daniel Jones
Publisher : Contemporary Authors New Revis
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 46,16 MB
Release : 1998-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780787620073
Book Description
In response to the escalating need for up-to-date information on writers, Contemporary Authors® New Revision Series brings researchers the most recent data on the world's most-popular authors. These exciting and unique author profiles are essential to your holdings because sketches are entirely revised and up-to-date, and completely replace the original Contemporary Authors® entries. For your convenience, a soft-cover cumulative index is sent biannually.
Punch
Author : Mark Lemon
Publisher :
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 31,76 MB
Release : 1987
Category : English wit and humor
ISBN :
