Gothic literature covers a range of books and authors much wider than most people realize. From the origins of the movement in the 18th century to Charles Dickens to contemporary writers such as Stephen King, this A-to-Z guide to Gothic literature covers a vast array of works and writers from Britain, America, and other countries, as well as a variety of genres - novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and even a few influential films and works of art. The extensive Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature thoroughly examines this increasingly popular topic.
Here is a unique collection of mystery stories featuring women detectives, all written by women. For the first time the top women mystery writers are presented together in one volume.
"Ms. Murder" includes some of the best fiction by such writers, including Amanda Cross, Ruth Rendell, Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie and Antonia Fraser. The book traces the evolution of the female sleuth from F. Tennyson Jesse's Solange Fontaine to Sarah Paretsky's tough Chicago investigator V. I. Warshawski, who lives life entirely on her own terms.
The Writers Directory 2011 is the newly revised and expanded twenty-sixth edition of this acclaimed reference work. It lists over 23,990 writers—writing under 25,982 names—from all countries of the world who have had at least one work published in English. The main section of the Directory lists approximately 23,717 living writers of fiction and non-fiction who have published at least one full-length work in English.
The Writers Directory 2011 is the newly revised and expanded twenty-sixth edition of this acclaimed reference work. It lists over 23,990 writers—writing under 25,982 names—from all countries of the world who have had at least one work published in English. The main section of the Directory lists approximately 23,717 living writers of fiction and non-fiction who have published at least one full-length work in English.
Encyclopedia Of Feminist Literature (Literary Movements)
An accessible one-volume encyclopedia, this addition to the Literary Movements series is a comprehensive reference guide to the history and development of feminist literature, from early fairy tales to works by great women writers of today. Hundreds of informative A-to-Z entries cover a wide range of works and writers from around the world, as well as a range of genres, including novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and criticism.
