Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature
- Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature
"Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature" was published in 1991 by Harper Collins Publishers. The book contains facts on American authors' major and lesser works, summarizes the critical consensus, gives biographical information and often lists secondary biographical and critical works.
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* ISBN 0-06-270110-X
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