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At the Circulating Library has several convenient means of browsing the database, including current lists of authors, titles, publishers, and serializations.
Fiction Titles
The heart of the database includes detailed information on the fiction titles published in volume format between 1837 and 1901 in Great Britain and Ireland, including authors, titles, publishers, publication years, and other bibliographical information. The current coverage includes all fiction titles from the English Catalogue of Books, volume 2 (1863–1872) with fiction titles from the English Catalogue of Books, volume 3 (1873–1880) in progress. Here are alphabetical lists of:
- All fiction titles published between 1837 and 1901
- All publishers of fiction titles published between 1837 and 1901 with lists of titles
- All publication years with lists of fiction titles published that year
- All title tags, which identify format, genre, setting, and other facts
Authors
Depending on the availability of sources, the database includes birth dates, death dates, genders, and other identifying information about authors. Based on the current coverage, here are alphabetical lists of:
- All authors of fiction titles, including men, women, and unknown
- All men authors of fiction titles
- All women authors of fiction titles
- All unknown authors of fiction titles
- All author tags, which identify nationality, occupation, relationship, and other facts
Serializations
The database includes a wealth of serialization information, including novels published in parts and periodical serializations. Based on the current coverage, here are lists of:
- All serializations occurring within a date range
- All fiction-carrying periodicals in alphabetical order with lists of serialized titles
- All novels published in parts in chronological order
Book Illustration
Currently under development, the database notes which fiction titles were illustrated in volume or serial format. Based on the current coverage, here are lists of:
- All illustrated fiction titles in alphabetical order
- All illustrators in alphabetical order