Last volume includes essays on the history and development of the novel and novella. Magill, Frank N., ed. Salem, 1984. 5 vols. C869 Entries arranged alphabetically by novelist. Each article lists principal long fiction, other literary forms, achievements, biography, and bibliography.
Last volume contains essays on the history and development of the novel.
Critical Survey of Short Fiction . International in scope. First two volumes consist of long, detailed essays on social, historic, philosophic, and technical aspects of short fiction. Last volume contains entries for younger writers, mostly written by the subject authors. Thurston, Jarvis, et al.