Hackney Library: A-Z Resource List: General Sources on Writers and Their Works

Resources on Writers and Their Works

These resources provide biographical information about a large variety of authors, poets, and critiques of their works, exploration of their themes, etc. They are good places to start your research about your author and his/her work(s).

Dictionary of Literary Biography by Gale Research
Call Number: 810.9 D561d (multiple volumes)
Publication Date: (Varies by volume)
General Collection (second floor).
Cataloged separately, they are shelved together as a set. Authors are listed alphabetically within each DLB volume.

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