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Start from 1 across for a total of 11 letters. It's the result of using the title of a book by the highlighted author as a cryptic clue.

Sorry only answered the first part: second part yes it's an anagram of those answers.
A person alluded to by the title but from a much more famous book, and a building where he took his final 25 down; six letters each.

There is a substantial text in Brewer on the character who took his revenge in the grid and that would have avoided the need for a reference to a dictionary but EVs do sometimes appear with no Chambers reference when space dictates it so complete omission of a text was the best solution.

Thanks Chalicea

Ruthrobin

You may well be right but I was wondering if it might be something to do with the fact that the standard Chambers recommendation includes the thing that is "completely absent" from rubric, clues and grid.

Thank you for that Grayfriar. It is most helpful. I was trying to find an anagram of a single word/name in the bottom row. I still can't find the author's name in the grid but word searches, even simple ones, have always been a massive blind spot for me.

Glad to help,
Just a test.
I've tried to make the line above invisible, if it works just highlight the line above to make it visible. If it works I can use it to tell you where to look without spoiling it for anybody else.

Sorry as you'll notice it doesn't work:-)

I'm happy to tell you where to look but reluctant to put it in clear and spoil it for others.

I've reached the 'going round in circles' stage. I've got the author in the grid and the novel in the top row but when I put key words from it into Google I just get articles about bombings in the middle-east! If I completely ignore the top row and just ask for a list of 25d novels, the list is endless!

Grayfriar
Yes, indeed, that was the point I was hoping to make. The compiler's name, too (for the same reason) is lacking what is completely absent from the grid and clues.