The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature is an encyclopaedic bibliography of literature in English published by the Cambridge University Press.
It was first published in the 1940s, and a revised edition was issued from 1969 with the prefix New.[1]
A third series was launched in 1999, without the prefix, but by 2022 only volume 4 had appeared.
First series
- Volume I, 600–1660, ed. F. W. Bateson (1940)
- Volume II, 1660–1800, ed. F. W. Bateson (1941)
- Volume III, 1800–1900, ed. F. W. Bateson (1940)
- Volume IV, Index, ed. F. W. Bateson (1940)
- Volume V, Supplement: A.D. 600–1900, ed. George Watson (1940)
The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature
- Volume 1, 600–1660, ed. George Watson (1974)
- Volume 2, 1660–1800, ed. George Watson, Ian R. Willison, J. D. Pickles (1971)
- Volume 3, 1800–1900, ed. George Watson (1969)
- Volume 4, 1900–1950, ed. George Watson, Ian Willison (1972)
- Volume 5, Index, ed. George Watson, J. D. Pickles, Ian R. Willison (1977)
Third edition
- Volume 4, 1800–1900, ed. Joanne Shattock (1999)
Concise series
- Concise Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, ed. George Watson (1958)
- Concise Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, 600–1950 ed. George Watson (1965)
Notes
- ^ Joanne Shattock, "Revising the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature", Carlyle Annual No. 12 (Saint Joseph’s University Press, 1991), pp. 105-111
Further reading
- George Watson, C.B.E.L.: the Making of the Cambridge Bibliography (Cambridge University Press, 1965)
