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Name Description Titles
Annual Periodical 35
Biography

A narrative, account, or anecdote about a specific individual.

237
Catalogue/Advertisement/Prospectus/Directory/List

An address, publication proposal, or promotional material for members of the general public.

60
Domestic

Titles in this category include household management, cookery, midwifery, etiquette etc.

377
Drama

Scripts intended to be acted or read aloud, often accompanied by costumes when performed on stage.

696
Education

Includes grammatical texts, dictionaries, conduct manuals, addresses, essays, instructions, strictures, or letters addressed to youth and educators.

484
Essays

Prose compositions, remarks, critical reflections, or guides on any particular subject.

283
Fiction

A general narrative that pertains to imaginary events. Works in the subcategory of fiction are often derived from the genre designation on the title page, i.e. includes texts that are not novels, romances, stories, or tales.

1561
Fiction Novel

A narrative that pertains to imaginary events. Works in this subcategory have “novel” listed as the genre designation on the title page.

1299
Fiction Romance

A narrative that pertains to romantic imaginary events. Works in this subcategory have “romance” listed as  the genre designation on the title page.

285
Fiction Story

A narrative that pertains to imaginary events. Works in this subcategory have “story” listed as the genre designation on the title page. Often shorter than a novel and longer than a tale.

146
Fiction Tale

A narrative that pertains to imaginary events. Works in this subcategory have “tale” listed as the genre designation on the title page.

856
History

A composition, memoir, or anecdote, or record of a place, event, or individual. Works in this category are often derived from the genre designation on the title page.

154
Juvenile Literature

A collection, history, companion, manual, journal, print, story, allegory, fable, anecdote, introduction, or chapbook concerned with the narration of events pertaining to, or addressed to, children or youth.

3862
Legal

A trial, appeal, accusation, defence, execution, last speech, or confession relating to the law. 

132
Letters

Epistolary communication addressed to a person or group of people.

391
Literary Criticism/Critical Editions 44
Memoirs

Record, memory, experience, account, apology, or history about one’s own life or another’s. Works in this category are often derived from the genre designation on the title page.

309
Miscellany

Gathered poems, letters, maxims, aphorisms, journals, literary exercises, travels, sketches, or prose in one volume. Works in this category are often derived from the genre designation on the title page.

102
Music

Songs, symphonies, psalms, choruses, or lessons related to music and written by a composer.

149
Poetry

Composition, elegy, epistle, or canto in verse.

1950
Poetry Collection

A number of poems gathered together. Works in this category are often derived from the genre designation on the title page.

98
Poetry Dramatic

Composition, elegy, epistle, or canto in verse, often emotional and recited. Works in this category are often derived from the genre designation on the title page.

7
Poetry Epic

Lengthy composition, elegy, epistle, or canto in verse pertaining to a heroic journey, event, or individual. Works in this category are often derived from the genre designation on the title page.

8
Poetry Lyric

Elegy, ballad, or elegiac sonnet in verse.

47