Routledge ABES

Routledge Annotated Bibliography of English Studies is a selective bibliography that provides a guide to the most significant material published in the field of literary studies each year.

Records are categorised into literary periods, each overseen by an editor who is an expert in that field. Each editor manages a team of specialist contributors.

Every entry contains full bibliographic details, keywords and a detailed annotation with critical comments.

Routledge ABES is an authoritative guide to the "must-have" material and is an indispensable tool for any English Department and university library.

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The Routledge ABES Fund

Routledge is also proud to announce the foundation of the Routledge ABES Fund. In recognising the enormous contribution of literary studies scholars to the creation of Routledge ABES, the fund aims to support the literary studies community through grants towards conference travel and other awards.

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Routledge ABES Collaborates with over 70 Publishers
More than 70 of the best academic book and journal publishers worldwide provide their highest quality literary material to Routledge ABES.

CHOICE Recommends Routledge ABES
CHOICE Magazine reviewed Routledge ABES in its February 2009 issue and recommended it for all academic libraries supporting English studies.

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ABES is updated every seven days with the latest scholarly resources in English Studies. Recently added records include:

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The Place of Lewis Carroll in Children's Literature
Studies in Travel Writing
Journal of Victorian Culture

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Features of ABES

  • Receive weekly content updates via RSS Feed
  • Over 20,000 existing records
  • 5,000 new records added each year
  • Expert subject editors overseeing each literary period
  • Annotations completed by key researchers in the area
  • Powerful and focussed searching, including carefully selected keywords for each entry
  • Active reference linking to listed content through CrossRef

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