Previous ed.: published as Larousse dictionary of literary characters. Edinburgh: Larousse, 1994.
Managing editor, Una McGovern.
Cover title: Chambers dictionary of literary characters.
Revised and expanded, this new edition contains over 6,500 entries providing a guide to the wealth of characters created by writers in English. New features include concise biographies of the authors, panels covering topics such as 'the detective in fiction', an appendix of literary awards and a literary/historical chronology.