Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction (Literary Movements).pdf

Encyclopedia of

American Popular Fiction

GEoFF HAmilton and BriAn JonEs

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AmErICAN POPuLAr FICtION

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hamilton, Geoff.

Encyclopedia of American popular fiction / Geoff Hamilton and Brian Jones.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8160-7157-9 (hc : alk. paper) 1. Popular literature—

United States—Encyclopedias. 2. Popular literature—United States—

Bibliography. 3. American fiction—20th century—Encyclopedias.

4. American fiction—20th century—Bibliography. I. Jones, Brian. II. Title.

PS374.P63H36 2009

813'.5409—dc22

2008020662

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C ontents

Introduction

A-to-Z Entries

Selected Works by Major Writers of Popular Fiction

377

Bibliography of Secondary Sources

390

Index

392