The Fictional 100: Ranking the Most Influential Characters in World Literature and Legend

(iUniverse) This book ranks the most influential fictional persons in literature, looking at their impact on literature and culture at large. While not flesh and bone, each character has his own history. The list includes Hamlet, Hercules, Holden Caulfield, and many others. It includes heroes and villains, young and old and everything in between. Pollard Gott is a psychologist and critic.

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PAW's October 2026 cover, featuring a photo of a loaf of challah bread and the headline "The Braids That Bind."
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October 2026

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