"This encyclopedia includes an introductory essay about Greene's work. A chronology lists events of his literary career, military work, travels and life. Alphabetically entries follow, summarizing the plots of novels and short stories, indicating movies and television dramas adapted from them, describing fictional characters, and relating them to his own experiences, family members and real-life figures."--Provided by publisher.

Called a Shakespeare of the novel and America's only fully realized literary artist by Leon Edel, his prize-winning biographer, Henry James was also one of the most prolific American writers. His massive literary output included approximately 300 critical essays, 134 novels and stories, 15 plays, and some 15,000 letters. A Henry James Encyclopedia offers both the interested reader and committed scholar a wealth of information about James and his work...

The author of 109 books which have collectively sold more than 200 million copies, Louis L'Amour is one of America's best-loved writers. His fictional accounts of life in the old west, full of colorful lore and homespun philosophy, have captured the imaginations of millions of devoted readers. Louis L'Amour is truly a publishing phenomenon. This critical study of the life and novels of Louis L'Amour covers 1949 to 1984.