Introduction9American Literature13The Ancient World23Authors in Love30Awards35Characters39Children's Literature48Comparative Literature55Criticism63Deaths69Drama73English Literature82Famous Phrases93Fiction101Firsts and Lasts110Literary Geography115Literary Terms122The Middle Ages128Nonfiction133Omnibus144Periodicals155Poetry160Popular Literature170Publishing180The Question and Answer Hall of Fame186Scrapes With the Law192Shakespeare197Table Talk205Writers' Lives209Trick Questions and Popular Delusions222Bibliography227Index233