Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 11,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins (4th edition)

“This dictionary reveals the true identities of around 11,000 people who, permanently or temporarily, wholly or partly, took a new name” (p. 3). It is with this straightforward introduction that Adrian Room opens up the fourth edition of his Dictionary of Pseudonyms. The latest edition of this title contains several new and revised elements including 2,000+ new entries, bringing the total number to 11,000 names, a completely rewritten introduction, updated information, and a new Appendix that discusses terms related to pseudonymous and changed names. Also, Room places more emphasis on why individuals changed their first names as well as...