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This comprehensive edition combines the characters profiled in the first three editions of Cyclopedia of Literary Characters (1963, 1990, 1998) along with brand new coverage of characters that appeared in works of fiction published between 2000 and 2012. This series offers readers the opportunity to become familiar with both famous and less well-known personalities from classic fiction. These character descriptions can be used alone to begin researching...

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that discuss the origins and meaning of thousands of words, terms, and phrases related to mythology, religion, art, literature, folk customs, popular culture, philosophy, science, and magic, focusing on the odd and obscure, and including a British emphasis.