Oscar Wilde October 16, 1854- November 30, 1900, Dublin, Ireland, the son of an eminent Dublin surgeon, stands out among the fraternity of Victorian dramatists.
British History Research Guide

Bibliographies of printed primary sources

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Allison, A.F. The contemporary printed literature of the English counter-reformation between 1558 and 1640. Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1989. 2v.
 
Atkins, P. J. The directories of London, 1677-1977. London; New York: Mansell, 1990.
SML, Stacks Z5771.4 G7 A85 1990 (LC)
 
Franklin, Peter. Some medieval records for family historians : an introduction to the purposes, contents and interpretation of pre-1538 records available in print. Birmingham : Federation of Family History Societies, 1994.
SML, CS429 F73X 1994 (LC)
Gross, Charles. A bibliography of British municipal history. 2nd ed. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1966.
SML, Stacks XO61 897Gb
A photographic reprint of the 1897 first edition. It includes general authorities as well as public records and histories of particular towns.
  • Continued by: Martin, Geoffrey Haward. A bibliography of British and Irish municipal History. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1972- . v.1- . In Progress
    SML, Main Reference Room Z2023 M37 (LC)
Hanson, L. W. Contemporary printed sources for British and Irish economic history, 1701-1750. Cambridge: University Press, 1963.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7165 G8 H35 (LC)
Muncey, Raymond Waterville Luke. The romance of parish registers. London: L. Williams Ltd., 1933.
SML, Stacks Bb34 202
Includes a "List of printed parish registers", pp.34-55.
Norton, Jane Elizabeth. Guide to the national and provincial directories of England and Wales, excluding London, published before 1856. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1984.
British Art Reference Z5771 N67 1984 (LC)
Stephens, W. B. Sources for English local history. New York: Cambridge University Press, c1981.
SML, Main Reference Room Z2023 S74 1981 (LC)
Williams, Judith Blow. Guide to the printed materials for English social and economic history, 1750-1850. New York: Columbia University Press, 1926.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7165 G8 W55 (LC)
"The aim of the book is to include every new English work on economic affairs published in the period ... [excluding public acts and newspapers]. A great deal of the material included here relates to Parliamentary legislation" (Introduction). Arranged by topic, then chronologically; with holding libraries given.
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