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An encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference source. Literary encyclopedias offer a wide range of resources related to authors, texts, characters, literary history, and more. Read more about literary encyclopedias.
Characters in Literature: A-to-Z References - Encyclopedias
These books are great quick-reference guides to finding character for your favorite (or not-so-favorite) novel, poem, story, or other work of literature. Find the characters from Chaucer, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and beyond. Along the way, these books also offer biographical information about the writer, with background about the time and place in which these characters were created.

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