Barrie, Sir James Matthew (1860-1937)

Pathfinder

June 1996

The following reference books can be used to get both biographical and critical information about authors. These sources should be used as a starting point--DO NOT base all of your research on material obtained from reference books. Use these sources to become better acquainted with your author; this will allow you to utilize more effectively the sources listed under COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH. These sources are located at the West Campus LRC; they may also be located at other local libraries.

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

Consult the following reference sources to get an overview of your author's life.

Twentieth Century Authors

REF PN 771 .K86s

Dictionary of Literary Biography

REF PS 221 .D5

This multivolume biographical source is best accessed via the Contemporary Authors Cumulative Index (REF Z 1224 .C58)

Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children

REF PN 451 .Y4

Encyclopedia of World Literature in the Twentieth Century

REF PN 771 .E5

CRITICAL SOURCES

Consult the following reference sources to obtain critical analyses of your author and his/her work. The first sources listed will provide a more general critical analyses of your author, while the second set of sources will provide critical analyses of a more specific nature.

GENERAL CRITICISM

Critical Survey of Drama

REF PR 625 .C74

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama

REF PN 1625 .M3

Writers for Children

REF PN 1009 .A1 W73

Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror

REF PN 3435 .S96

Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature

REF PN 56 .F34 S97

British Writers

REF PR 85 .B688

Companion to Scottish Literature

REF PR 8506 .R69 1983

SPECIFIC CRITICISM

Twentieth Century Literary Criticism

REF PN 771 .G27

Look up specific titles in the separate title index.

Library of Literary Criticism: Modern British Literature

REF PR 473 .T4

Guide to Great Plays

REF PN 6112.5 .S45

Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Fiction Series

REF PN 3326 .M25

COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY RESEARCH

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