Dictionary of real people and places in fiction

M.C. Rintoul

Routledge Chapman & Hall, 1993 - Reference - 1184 pages

Fascinating and comprehensive in scope, the Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction is a valuable source for both students and teachers of literature, and for those interested in locating the facts behind the fiction they read. In a single, scholarly volume, it provides intriguing insight into the real identity of people and places in the novels of over 300 American and British authors published in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dictionary of real people and places in fiction; Routledge reference
• Author: M.C. Rintoul
• Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall, 1993
• ISBN: 0415059992, 9780415059992
• Length: 1184 pages
• Subjects: Reference / General