RAVEN (James) GARSIDE (Peter) & SCHOWERLING (Rainer). The English Novel 1770-1829: A Bibliographical Survey of Prose Fiction Published in the British Isles. Volume I: 1770-1799. Volume II: 1800-1829.2000

Oxford: The University Press, First edition, 2 vols., 8vo (240 x 160 mm), 864; 753pp., orig. cloth. Volume 1 records full details of all known prose novels in English first published in the British Isles from 1770 to 1799, with the second volume continuing on to 1829. Except for some forty titles of which no surviving copy could be found, all the entries are derived from actual examination of the books themselves. A particularly important facet of volume 2 is that information includes a study of the recently discovered Schloss Covey collection of English novels in Germany, the holdings of which, for the years 1796-1834, are more comprehensive than any other library, including the British Library.