Bibliograph

British writers. :, a collection of literary biographies /, Jay Parini, editor in chief, Supplement XXI

Type

Label

British writers. :, a collection of literary biographies /, Jay Parini, editor in chief, Supplement XXI

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

British writers. :

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

889439068

Responsibility statement

Jay Parini, editor in chief

Series statement

Gale eBooks

Sub title

a collection of literary biographies /

Summary

Covers writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the fourteenth century to the present day. Includes in-depth critical and biographical analysis

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- List of contributors -- Robert Bolt / Melanie Williams -- Edward Granville Browne / Christopher Buck -- Denis Devlin / Sarah Bennett -- Gonville Auberon Ffrench-Beytagh / Susan Butterworth -- Neil M. Gunn / J.C. Bittenbender -- Aemilia Lanyer / Jane Beal -- James Lasdun / Piers Pennington -- Herbert Lomas / Janet McCann -- Tom McCarthy / Rob Turner -- Sinead Morrissey / Kit Fan -- R.K. Narayan / Joshua Grasso -- Lawrence Norfolk / Tore Rye Andersen -- Leslie Norris / Judith Kitchen -- Denise Riley / Lauren Elkin -- Vita Sackville-West / Rebecca Nicholson-Weir -- Rowan Williams / Richard McLauchlan -- Tim Winton / Joseph Dewey -- Cumulative index to volumes I-VII, Supplements I-XXI, retrospective supplements I-III

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