Review from previous edition This is a scrupulously produced, smartly laid-out, academically serious and at the same time relishably browsable book. ― Henry Hitchings, The Times Literary Supplement
a work of extraordinary value … No library, no matter how small, can claim not to be able to afford at least one copy of this invaluable and almost incomparable, reference book. Another authoritative reference work of remarkable value will be welcome news to those libraries which found themselves unable to purchase the full edition. ―
Library Review
No guide could come more classic than
The Oxford Companion to English Literature … the literary reference source of first resort … indispensable … . Contemporary international writing is excellently covered … excellent chronology ― Malcolm Bradbury, The Times
Always good company ―
Ian Sansom, Guardian
Everybody with an interest in English literature will want to own it ―
David Sexton, Evening Standard
Remains irresistible ―
Sue Gaisford, Harpers & Queen
Continues to stand out as distinctive, authoritative, and a work of excellence ―
Reference Reviews
Increasing user-friendliness and a nice “up to date” feel ―
Reference Reviews
Sumptuous volume. ―
Ferdinand Mount, Standpoint
Detailed, clear and lively accounts. ―
Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman
A classic now made contemporary, this really is a boon companion. ―
Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman
Birch and the contributors have done an excellent job. ―
Sameer Rahim, Daily Telegraph
Excellence is in the details. ―
Times Literary Supplement, Henry Hitchings
It offers companionable assistance; it’s your pal in literary need. ―
John Sutherland, Sunday Times
It is a fascinating, compact and readable reference work. ―
Day by Day
accessible, readable ―
Mail on Sunday
If you are at all interested in literature, then this is your essential reference book ―
Writers News
Book Description
An indispensable, compact, and fully revised and updated guide to all aspects of English literature.
About the Author
Dinah Birch is Professor of English Literature, University of Liverpool. She has published widely on nineteenth-century literature, and has edited novels by Anthony Trollope, George Eliot, and Elizabeth Gaskell. Her books include Ruskin’s Myths (1988), Ruskin on Turner (1990), and Our Victorian Education (2007).
Katy Hooper is Special Collections Librarian at the University of Liverpool Library and Assistant Editor for
The Oxford Companion to English Literature 7/e.
Previous editions of the
Concise Oxford Companion to Literature were edited by Margaret Drabble and Jenny Stringer.
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