Who Wrote What?: A Dictionary of Writers and Their Works [Paperback]

Michael Cox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2002

Covering over 25,000 works of British, American, and European literature from 1475 to the present day, this indispensable reference book offers readers two ways to access information on an author or book title, thanks to its easy-to-use cross-referencing system of alphabetically arranged sections. Over 3,000 authors are listed by surname in the Author Index, allowing readers to find birth dates, death dates, and lists of their published works with publication dates and genre, all at a glance. All the books cited in the Author Index are listed in alphabetical order in the Title Index, allowing readers to identify an author of a work if they know only the title.
Covering poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as novels and short stories, this reference book will prove invaluable to anybody answering questions on authorship.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`Review from previous edition What is so helpful about this quick and easily used dictionary is the fact that works other than fiction are included...This is a bonus to a dictionary that will prove a blessing to countless students and readers.' Contemporary Review

About the Author

Michael Cox is Senior Commissioning Editor, Reference Books, at OUP and is the compiler of The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. His previous books for the Press include The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories and The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories (both with R.A. Gilbert); Victorian Detective Stories: An Oxford Anthology; and The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century Ghost Stories.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (September 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198605382
• ISBN-13: 978-0198605386
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,853,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Cox is the biographer of the ghost-story writer and scholar M. R. James. His first novel, The Meaning of Night, was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award. He lives in rural Northamptonshire, England.