Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature


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.
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
  • Volume II, 1660–1800, ed. F. W. Bateson
  • Volume III, 1800–1900, ed. F. W. Bateson
  • Volume IV, Index, ed. F. W. Bateson
  • Volume V, Supplement: A.D. 600–1900, ed. George Watson

Third edition

Concise series

Concise Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, ed. George Watson Concise Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, 600–1950 ed. George Watson