"First published November 1932 ... second edition 1937; reprinted February 1938 with corrections."
Consists of a list of English authors, literary works, and literary societies which have historical or present importance, and explanation of allusions, containing a proper name, commonly met with in English literature. Includes some American authors and their works. cf. Pref.
Appendix: I. Censorship and the law of the press.--II. Notes on the history of English copyright, by Sir Frank Mackinnon.--III. Perpetual calendar.