Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography: Late Victoria and Edwardian Writers, 1890-1914 (Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography, 5) - Hardcover

9780810379855: Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography: Late Victoria and Edwardian Writers, 1890-1914 (Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography, 5)

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ISBN 10: 0810379856 ISBN 13: 9780810379855

Publisher: Gale Research Inc, 1991

Designed to meet the budgetary and space limitations of smaller academic, high school and public libraries, this illustrated 8-vol. set provides thorough coverage of major British literary figures of all eras. The convenient chronological arrangement makes it easy to zero in on a particular period in British literary history. Each volume covers 20-30 writers from all genres who were active during a single historical period.

The volumes include:

Writers of the Middle Ages and Renaissance Before 1660
Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century, 1660-1789
Writers of the Romantic Period, 1789-1832
Victorian Writers, 1832-1890
Late Victorian and Edwardian Writers, 1890-1914
Modern Writers, 1914-1945
Writers After World War II, 1945-1960
Contemporary Writers, 1960-Present

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About the Author:

Matthew J. Bruccoli is Jefferies Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He has written or edited thirty volumes on F. Scott Fitzgerald, including the standard biography, "Some Sort of Epic Grandeur".

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