Reference

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 3 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol.

The Nuttall encyclopædia: Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

P. Austin Nuttall

The Nuttall encyclopædia, compiled by P. Austin Nuttall, is a reference work that aims to be both concise and…

Roget's Thesaurus

Peter Mark Roget

Roget’s Thesaurus is a systematic reference work that catalogues English words by concept rather than…

The Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce

The Devil’s Dictionary is a satirical lexicon that lampoons the very act of definition.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Volume 4, Part 4

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition presents a scholarly overview of Bulgaria, beginning with a detailed…

The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000

The Jargon File is a curated collection of hacker slang, jargon, and tech‑speak that has been maintained by…

Etiquette

Emily Post

Emily Post’s Etiquette is a comprehensive treatise that opens with a sweeping meditation on the relationship…

Encyclopedia of Needlework

Thérèse de Dillmont

The Encyclopedia of Needlework is a practical manual that begins by confronting a common objection, why study…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bréquigny, Louis Georges Oudard Feudrix de" to "Bulgaria" Volume 4, Part 3

Various

The work is a segment of the 11th‑edition Encyclopædia Britannica, covering entries from “Bréquigny, Louis…

The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28

Project Gutenberg

The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia is a faithful reproduction of a 1911 edition of a well‑known reference…

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

John W. Cousin

A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature is a reference work that assembles concise entries on…

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Francis Grose

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, compiled by Francis Grose, is a reference work that catalogues the…

Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889

Barkham Burroughs

The Gourmet's Guide to Europe

Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel); Bastard, Algernon

How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers

Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical Exposition

Gustavus Hindman Miller

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Andros, Sir Edmund" to "Anise" Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1

Various

Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms, For The Embellishment Of Speech And Literature, And The Improvement Of The Vocabulary Of Those Persons Who Read, Write, And Speak English

Grenville Kleiser

Music Notation and Terminology

Karl Wilson Gehrkens

The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included]

Gideon Wurdz

Robert's Rules of Order Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies

Henry M. Robert

Routledge's Manual of Etiquette

George Routledge

1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading

B. A. Hathaway