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Oxford Companions is a book series published by Oxford University Press, providing general knowledge within a specific area. [1] The first book published in the series was The Oxford Companion to English Literature (1932), compiled by the retired diplomat Sir Paul Harvey.

The series has included (in alphabetical order):

TitleSubject
The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture Aboriginal art and culture
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature African American literature
The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink American food and drink
The Oxford Companion to American History American history
The Oxford Companion to American Law American law
The Oxford Companion to American Literature American literature
The Oxford Companion to American Military History American military history
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television American musicals
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre American theatre
The Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviour Animal behaviour
The Oxford Companion to Archaeology Archaeology
The Oxford Companion to Art Art
The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature Australian children's literature
The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore Australian folklore
Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens Australian gardens
The Oxford Companion to Australian History Australian history
The Oxford Companion to Australian Jazz Australian jazz
The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature Australian literature
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History Australian military history
Oxford Companion to Australian Politics Australian politics
The Oxford Companion to Australian Sport Australian sport
The Oxford Companion to the Book Books
The Oxford Companion to Beer Beer
The Oxford Companion to the Bible The Bible
The Oxford Companion to Black British History Black British history
The Oxford Companion to the Body The human body
The Oxford Companion to British History British history
The Oxford Companion to the Brontës The Brontës
The Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature Canadian history and literature
The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature Canadian literature
The Oxford Companion to Chaucer Chaucer
The Oxford Companion to Chess Chess
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature Children's literature
The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture Christian art and architecture
The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought Christian thought
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization Classical civilization
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature Classical literature
The Oxford Companion to Cosmology Cosmology
The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing Crime and mystery writing
The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts The decorative arts
The Oxford Companion to the Earth Earth
The Oxford Companion to Edwardian Fiction Edwardian fiction
The Oxford Companion to the English Language The English language
The Oxford Companion to English Literature English literature
The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales Fairy tales
The Oxford Companion to Film Film
The Oxford Companion to Food Food
The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French French literature
The Oxford Companion to French Literature French literature
The Oxford Companion to the Garden Gardens
The Oxford Companion to Gardens Gardens
The Oxford Companion to German Literature German literature
The Oxford Companion to Global Change Global change
The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia
The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science The history of modern science
The Oxford Companion to Indian Archaeology: The Archaeological Foundations of Ancient India Indian archaeology
The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre Indian theatre
The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice International criminal justice
The Oxford Companion to Irish History Irish history
The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature Irish literature
The Oxford Companion to Italian Food Italian food
The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature Italian literature
The Oxford Companion to J. M. W. Turner J. M. W. Turner
The Oxford Companion to Jazz Jazz
The New Oxford Companion to Law Law
The Oxford Companion to Law Law
The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales The literature of Wales
The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History Local and family history
The Oxford Companion to Mark Twain Mark Twain
The Oxford Companion to Medicine Medicine
The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine Medicine
The Oxford Medical Companion Medicine
The Oxford Companion to Military History Military history
The Oxford Companion to the Mind The mind
The New Oxford Companion to Music Music
The Oxford Companion to Music Music
The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments Musical instruments
The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature New Zealand literature
The Oxford Names Companion Names
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Philosophy
The Oxford Companion to the Photograph Photography
The Oxford Companion to Politics in India Politics of India
The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World Politics of the world
The Oxford Companion to Popular Music Popular music
An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age: British Culture, 1776-1832 The Romantic Age
The Oxford Companion to Scottish History Scottish history
The Oxford Companion to the Second World War World War II
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare Shakespeare
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea Ships and the sea
The Oxford India Guide Companion to Sociology and Social Anthropology Sociology and social anthropology
The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature Spanish literature
The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails Distilled spirits beverages
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art Twentieth-century art
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century British Politics Twentieth-century British politics
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English Twentieth-century literature in English
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English Twentieth-century poetry in English
The Oxford Companion to United States History United States history
The Oxford Companion to Wine Wine
The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States Women's writing in the United States
The Oxford Companion to World Exploration World exploration
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology World mythology
The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games World sports and games
The Oxford Companion to the Year: An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-reckoning Calendar customs and time-reckoning

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References

  1. "Oxford Companions". Oxford University Press . Retrieved 28 November 2017.