The 100 greatest literary characters

Plath, James (author.). Sinclair, Gail D., (author.). Curnutt, Kirk, 1964- (author.).

Summary: "This book identifies 100 of the most intriguing characters from some of the most well-known novels published over several centuries, from Hester Prynne and Harry Potter to Jay Gatsby and T.S. Garp. The book profiles these memorable characters and details their significance both at the time they were created and today"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781538103753
ISBN: 1538103753
Physical Description: print
xiv, 267 pages ; 27 cm
Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction; Captain Ahab; Aladdin; Alex; Alice In Wonderland; Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom; Brett Ashley; George F. Babbitt; Frodo Baggins; Lily Bart; Big Brother; Mary Katherine Blackwood; Molly Bloom; James Bond; Philbert Bono; Emma Bovary; Jean Brodie; Aureliano Buendía; Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo; Cacciato; Holden Caulfield; Celie; Charlotte; Benjy Compson; Don Vito Corleone; Janie Crawford; Clarissa Dalloway; Mr. Darcy; Pilate Dead; Rebecca De Winter; Dracula; Tess Durbeyfield; Tyler Durden; Katniss Everdeen; Jane Eyre; Atticus Finch; Huckleberry Finn; Henry Fleming; Frankenstein's Creature; Dorothy Gale; T. S. Garp; Jay Gatsby; Holly Golightly; Miss Havisham; Eugene Henderson; Sherlock Holmes; Humbert Humbert; Invisible Man; Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde; Ma Joad; Anna Karenina; Mick Kelly; Kurtz; Josephine "Jo" March; Philip Marlowe; Jane Marple; Oskar Matzerath; Merlin; Meursault; The Misfit; Guy Montag; Dean Moriarty; Offred; Katherine Scarlett O'hara; Orlando; Papa (The Man); Peter Pan; Piggy; Billy Pilgrim; Fleur Pillager; Hercule Poirot; Edna Pontellier; Alexander Portnoy; Harry Potter; Hester Prynneq; Quasimodo; Don Quixote; Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov; Ignatius J. Reilly; Reno; Lisbeth Salander; Santiago; Ebenezer Scrooge; Sethe; Tristram Shandy; Shane; Ántonia Shimerda; Long John Silver; Lennie Small; Sonny; Julien Sorel; Willie Stark; Daenerys Targaryen; Tarzan; Oliver Twist; Jean Valjean; Oscar Wao; Carrie White; Winnie-the-pooh; John Yossarian; Yuri Zhivago; Appendix: Top Ten Character List; Index; About The Authors.