A Brontë Encyclopedia

Robert Barnard has served two terms of Chairman of the Brontë Society and is the author of numerous books, including A Short History of English Literature (Blackwell, 1984). In 2003 he was honored for his lifetime achievement with a Diamond Dagger award for his over forty crime novels.

Louise Barnard was for many years a university librarian in Australia and Norway. She was responsible for the bibliography and filmography in Robert Barnard's book on Agatha Christie and has researched extensively for A Brontë Encylopedia.