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Arrangement is alphabetical, with cross-references indicated by an asterisk. There is a brief list of resources, a chronology that ties the publication dates of British fiction with other literary and cultural as well as historical events, and an index to pseudonyms and name changes.
Librarians will want to know how much overlap there is between this work and the Oxford Companion to English Literature. Though many subjects have entries in both volumes, Oxford has continued its usual laudable practice of completely rewriting the entries for the newer book, instead of presenting old information in a new package. There are longer entries for some authors that appear in both volumes--Frances Hodgson Burnett, Marie Corelli, Elinor Glyn--and a few authors unique to this volume, such as Miles Franklin, author of My Brilliant Career. Also, there are many more entries for individual titles that were mentioned only within author articles in the Oxford CompanionArnold Bennett's Anna of the Five Towns, E. Nesbit's Railway Children, H. G. Wells' Ann Veronica. By expanding author entries and providing additional entries on titles, this volume provides more depth on the writers of the period, especially writers of the third or fourth rank. The editors have chosen not to supply much new analysis on writers such as Henry James and D. H. Lawrence, assuming readers will turn to the Oxford Companion. But the Edwardian volume is still useful for major writers because it sets them in a unique context.
Most small public and high-school libraries probably do not need a work this specialized. However, it is highly recommended for larger literature collections Mary Ellen Quinn
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