MagillOnLiterature

EBSCOHost’s MagillOnLiterature touts itself as “the definitive online source for editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature”. Comprising information from the Masterplots series, the Cyclopedia of World Authors, the Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, and the Magill’s Literary Annuals and Magill Book Reviews, this database covers all genres of work such as fiction, poetry, historical essays, philosophy, and children’s literature.

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