Description |
vii, 1577 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm |
Series |
The authors series |
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Authors series (H.W. Wilson Company)
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Summary |
This work "'aims to provide a foundation-volume of authentic biographical information on the writers of this century, of all nations, whose books are familiar to readers of English." |
Notes |
"Complete in one volume with 1850 biographies and 1700 portraits." |
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"Supersedes ... Living authors (1931) and Authors today and yesterday (1933)"--Preface |
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Supplemented by: "First supplement." (x, 1123 pages : portraits ; 27 cm) New York : Wilson, 1955 [i.e. 1959, ©1955] (The authors series). Second printing with corrections in the text, and a necrology |
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Accompanied by First supplement. edited by Stanley J. Kunitz; assistant editor: Vineta Colby. New York. Wilson. 1955. [i.e. 1963,c1955] vii, 1123 p. ports. (The Authors series) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Also issued online |
Subject |
Authors -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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Authors -- Dictionaries.
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Authors -- 20th century -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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Biography -- Dictionaries
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English literature -- 20th century -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries.
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Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- Bio-bibliography.
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Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Dictionaries.
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Bibliographies.
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Author |
Haycraft, Howard, 1905-1991, editor
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Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-2006, editor
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LC no. |
43051003 |
ISBN |
0824200497 |
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9780824200497 |
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