List of English-language 20th-century general encyclopedias

1900s[]

1900[]

• International Encyclopaedia and Dictionary (1900) - a descendant of the Popular Encyclopedia or Conversations Lexicon (1841)
  • International dictionary and cyclopaedia (1901)
  • Imperial Dictionary and Cyclopaedia (1901)
    • New Popular Encyclopaedia British ed. (1901), based on Blackie's Modern Cyclopaedia of Universal Information (1889) itself based on Popular Encyclopedia or Conversations Lexicon (1841)
    • Modern Encyclopaedia of Universal Information British ed. (1906)
      • XXth century Cyclopaedia and Atlas (1901) - a reissue of New Cabinet Cyclopaedia and Treasury of Knowledge (1891), itself based on Blackie's Modern Cyclopaedia of Universal Information (1889)
      • New Twentieth Century Cyclopaedia (1903)
      • New and Complete Universal Self-Pronouncing Dictionary (1905)
      • New Cosmopolitan Encyclopaedia (1906)
      • National Encyclopedia of Reference (1912)
• The Nuttall Encyclopædia (1900)
• (1900) - a reissue of (1897)
  • (1901)
  • World's Book of Knowledge (1901)
  • (1902)
  • American Educator and Library of Knowledge (1902)
  • (1904)
• Student's Cycopaedia (1900)
  • Student's Reference Work (1903)
  • New Student's Reference Work (1909)
  • How and Why Library (1913) This was a supplement to the above that, in 1934, was acquired by another company and spun off into a new work. Later incorporated into Childcraft.
  • (1934)
• Universal Cyclopaedia (1900) - a reissue of Johnson's New Universal Cyclopaedia (1876)
• (1900) a reissue of edited by Charles Morris (1898)
  • (1901)
  • (1901)
  • (1909)

1901[]

• Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (1901) - a reissue of the Century Dictionary (1889)
• Current Encyclopedia (July 1901 - April 1902?) an attempt at a "periodical" reference work. Later merged with Progress to form The World To-Day.
• (1901)
  • (1901)
• Hill's Practical Encyclopedia (1901)
  • School Library Encyclopedia (1901)
  • Hill's Practical Reference Library (1902)
  • New Practical Reference Library (1907)
  • American Educator (1919)
    • Dominion Educator (1919) Canadian ed.
    • New General Encyclopedia (1935) Canadian ed.
• Popular Compendium of Useful Information (1901) a one volume reference work edited by Charles Smith Morris
  • Twentieth Century Cyclopedia of Useful Information (1901)
  • World Encyclopaedia (1901)
  • (1902)
  • (1902)
  • (1902)
  • (1905)
  • (1907)
  • (1909)

1902[]

• Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1902) - an unauthorized reprint of portions of the Encyclopedia Britannica with an unrelated dictionary attached. (Link includes vols. 2-4, 6-9, 11-12)
  • New American Comprehensive Encyclopedia (1906) (Link includes vols. 1, 3 and 4)
• Century Book of Facts (1902) a quasi-annual one volume work
  • Universal Manual of Ready Reference (1904)
  • New Century Book of Facts (1909)
• Collier's New Encyclopedia (1902)
  • University Encyclopaedia of Twentieth Century Knowledge (1902)
• Encyclopedia Americana (1902)
• New International Encyclopedia (1902)
• Teacher's and Pupil's Cyclopaedia (1902)
  • Encyclopedic Current Reference (1906)
  • New Teacher's and Pupil's Cyclopaedia (1910)
  • Unrivaled Encyclopedia (1911)
  • Practical American Encyclopedia (1911)
  • International Reference Work (1923)
  • Progressive Reference Library (1928)
  • World Scope Encyclopedia (1945)
  • New World Family Encyclopedia (1953)
  • Standard International Encyclopedia (1953)
  • New American Encyclopedia (1964)
  • World University Encyclopedia (1964)
  • World Educator Encyclopedia (1964)

1903[]

• Crown Encyclopaedia and Gazetter (1903) (Link includes vols. 1 and 5)
  • (1905)
  • New Century Reference Library (1907) (Link includes vols. 2-8)
  • (1909)
  • (1910)
  • (1914)
  • (1918)
  • (1919)
  • New World Encyclopedia (1919) (Link includes vol. 1)
  • Adair's New Encyclopedia (1923) (Link includes vols. 2-5)
  • Time's Encyclopedia and Gazetteer (1929)
  • (1930)
  • (1937)
• Imperial Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1903), a continuation of Columbian Cyclopaedia (1899)
  • New Imperial Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1906)
  • United Editors Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1909)
  • (1911)
• New People's Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge (1903) (Link includes vols. 1-4) re-issue of People's Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge (1883)
  • World Wide Encyclopedia and Gazetteer (1908)
• (1903)

1904[]

• (1904)
• Complete Library of Universal Knowledge (1904)
  • (1904)
  • (1915)
  • (1918)
  • New Knowledge Library (1919)
• Modern Achievement (1904)

1905[]

• (1905)
  • Pannell's Reference Book for Home and Office (1905)
  • Jack's Reference Book for Home and Office (1908)
• Everett's encyclopedia of useful knowledge (1905)
  • Columbia Encyclopedia of Useful Knowledge (1907)
  • American Home Encyclopedia of Useful Knowledge (1908)

1906[]

• Nelson's Encyclopaedia (1906)
  • (1906) British edition
  • Nelson's Perpetual Loose Leaf Encyclopaedia (1913)
  • (1920)
  • Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia (1920) British edition
    • Doubleday Encyclopedia (1931), American ed. based on above
    • (1940)
    • (1960)
    • (1930), a condensed British revision of Harmworth's Universal
    • (1933) British re-issue of the above
    • (1933) British re-issue of the above
    • (1934) British re-issue of the above
    • (1936) British revision of Harmworth's Universal
    • (1951)
  • (1937)
  • (1940)
  • (1940)
  • Book of Knowledge (1959) British ed.
  • (1948)
• New Standard Encyclopedia (1906) May or may not have derived from Standard American Encyclopedia (1899)
  • Practical and Home Encyclopedia (1909)
  • Standard American Encyclopedia (1912)
  • International's World Reference Encyclopedia (1942)
  • Universal World Reference Encyclopedia (1945)

1907[]

• (1907)
• Library of Original Sources (1907)

1908[]

• The Children's Encyclopædia (1908)
  • Book of Knowledge (1912) American revision of the Children's Encyclopaedia
  • New Book of Knowledge (1966) later iteration of the Book of Knowledge
• Standard Dictionary of Facts (1908)

1909[]

• La Salle Extension University Encyclopedia (1909)
  • Everybody's Encyclopedia (1909)
  • Webster's Universal Encyclopedia (1909)
  • Modern Universal Encyclopedia (1910)
  • Home and Office Reference Book of Facts (1913)
• (1909), a re-issue of Chandler's Encyclopedia (1898)
• (1909), a reprint of the 9th edition of the Britannica.
  • (1911)
• Winston's Encyclopedia (1909)
  • Winston's Cumulative Loose Leaf Encyclopedia (1912)
  • Encyclopedia Library (1942)
  • American International Encyclopedia (1950)

1910s[]

1910[]

• Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
  • Standard Reference Work (1912)
  • National Encyclopedia for the Home, School and Library (1923)
  • New Standard Encyclopedia (1930)
  • Consolidated Encyclopedia (1939) Canadian ed.
• Appleton's New Practical Encyclopedia (1910)
  • (1930)
• Routledge's Everyman's Encyclopedia (1910)

1911[]

• Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing (1911)
• Volume Library (1911) (Returned to original title in 1970)
  • Cowles Comprehensive Encyclopedia: the Volume Library (1963)
  • Cowles Volume Library (1968)

1912[]

• (1912)
• Standard Illustrated Book of Facts (1912)

1913[]

• Funk and Wagnall's Standard Encyclopedia of the Worlds Knowledge (1913)
• Everyman's Encyclopaedia (1913-4)
  • Cambridge Encyclopedia (1934) Canadian ed.
  • Macmillan Everymans Encyclopedia (1958)
• Home and School Reference Work (1913)
  • Source Book (1924)
  • American Reference Library (c.1931). Other recorded names included National Encyclopedia, Perpetual Loose Leaf Encyclopedia and North American Reference Book
• (1913)

1914[]

• Human Interest Library (1914)
  • New Human Interest Library (1928)
• Our Wonder World (1914)
  • New Wonder World (1932)
  • New Wonder World Encyclopedia (1959)
  • New Wonder World Cultural Library (1962)
  • Cultural Library (1964)
• (1914)

1916[]

• Circle of Knowledge (1916)
• Pictured Knowledge 1916

1917[]

• World Book Encyclopedia (1917)

1919[]

• (1919)
  • (1929)

1920s[]

1920[]

• New Universal Handbook of Necessary Information (1920)
  • Universal Handbook (1920s)
  • Winston Universal Reference Library (1930)
• (1920)
  • (1930)

1921[]

• New Gresham Encyclopedia (1921-4)
  • Compact Encyclopedia (1927)
  • Concise Encyclopedia (1933) also referred to as the Collins Concise Encyclopedia
    • The British Encyclopedia (1933)
  • Collins Gem Encyclopedia (1979)
  • Running Press Encyclopedia (1993)

1922[]

• Compton's Encyclopedia (1922)
  • Book of Knowledge (1922) British ed. Returned to this title in 1959
    • Cassell's Book of Knowledge
    • Waverley Book of Knowledge
    • Hammerton Book of Knowledge
    • Wonderland of Knowledge (1933)
    • New Book of Knowledge (1938-1953)

1924[]

• Lincoln Library of Essential Information (1924)
  • Encyclopedia of World Knowledge (1969)
  • New Lincoln Library Encyclopedia (1978)
• Outline of Knowledge (1924) Link only goes to Vol. 1
  • (1936)

1925[]

• (1925)

1927[]

• (1927)

1928[]

• (1928)
• (1928)

1929[]

• Pocket Library of the Worlds Essential Information (1929)

1930s[]

1930[]

• (1930)

1931[]

• Funk and Wagnall's New Standard Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge (1931)
  • New Funk and Wagnall's Encyclopedia (1949)
  • (1954)
  • Funk and Wagnall's Standard Reference Encyclopedia (1959)
  • Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia (1971)
• (1931)
• (1931)
• An Outline of Modern Knowledge (1931)

1932[]

• National Encyclopedia (1932)
• (1932)
• (1932)
  • (1935)
  • (1936)
  • (1937)
  • (1938)
  • New Wonder World Encyclopedia (1964)

1933[]

• (1933) 1 vol.
  • (1937) 8 vols.
  • (1940) 12 vols.
  • (1943) 1 vol.
• (1933)
  • (1933)
  • (1934)
  • (1935)
  • (1935)
  • (1935)
  • (1940)
• (1933)
  • (1933)
  • (1939)
• (1933)
• (1933)
  • (1939)

1934[]

• Daily Express Encyclopedia (1934)
• (1934) British ed.
  • (1934) American ed.
  • (1938)
  • (1942)
  • (1951)
• (1934)

1935[]

• Columbia Encyclopedia (1935)
  • The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia (1953)
  • New Columbia Encyclopedia (1975)
  • (1978)
  • (1983)
• (1935)
  • (1938)
• New York Post Illustrated Encyclopedia
  • World Wide Illustrated Encyclopedia (1937)
  • (1938)
  • New American Encyclopedia (1938)
  • (1941)
  • (1944)
  • (1953)
  • (1963)

1936[]

• (1936)
  • (1953)
• (1936)
• (1936)
  • (1948)
  • (1965)
  • (1977)
• (1936)

1937[]

• Everybody's Enquire Within (1937)
• (1937)
• (1937)

1938[]

• (1938)
  • (1956)
• (1938)
  • (1948)

1940s[]

1940[]

• (1940)
• (1940)
  • (1941)
  • (1941)
  • (1942)
  • (1946)
  • (1954)
  • (1954)

1943[]

• (1943)

1944[]

• (1944)
  • (1957)

1946[]

• (1946)
  • (1963)
• (1946)
  • (1948)
  • (1951)

1947[]

• Information Please Almanac (1947)

1948[]

• (1948)
• (1948)
  • (1964)
• (1948)
  • (1960)
  • (1961)
  • New World Library (1964)

1949[]

• (1949) British version
• Collier's Encyclopedia (1949 - 1951)

1950s[]

1953[]

• (1953)
  • (1961)

1954[]

• (1954)
• (1954)
  • (1955)
  • (1958)
• (1954)
  • (1956)
  • (1961)
• (1954)

1955[]

• (1955)
• (1955)

1956[]

• (1956)
  • (1959)
  • (1965)
• (1956)

1957[]

• (1957) American version
• (1957)
• (1957)
  • (1957)
• (1957)
• (1957)

1959[]

• Children's Encyclopaedia (1959)
• Funk and Wagnall's New Standard Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge (1959) a 1 vol. condensation of Funk and Wagnell's Standard Reference Encyclopedia
• Golden Book Encyclopedia (1959)
• (1959)

1960s[]

1960[]

• (1960)
  • (1972)
• (1960)
  • (1966)

1961[]

• (1961)
• (1961)
• (1961)
• (1961)
• (1961 - 1965)
  • New Knowledge (1965)
• (1961)
  • (1961)

1963[]

• (1963-4)
  • (1965)

1964[]

• (1964)
• (1964)
  • (1976)
  • (1979)

1965[]

• (1965)
• (1965)

1966[]

• (1966)
  • (1966)

1967[]

• (1967)
• Merit Students Encyclopedia (1967)

1968[]

• (1968)

1970s[]

1971[]

• (1971)
  • (1973)
• (1971)
  • (1984)

1972[]

• (1972)

1973[]

• (1973)
  • (1981)
• (1973)
• (1973)

1976[]

• Ward Lock Children's Encyclopedia (1976)
  • (1976)

1977[]

• The Random House Encyclopedia (1977)
• (1977)
  • (1981)

1978[]

• (1978)

1979[]

• (1979)
• (1979)

1980s[]

1980[]

• Academic American Encyclopedia (1980)
  • Barnes & Noble New American Encyclopedia (1991)
• (1980)
• (1980)
• (1980)

1981[]

• (1981)
  • (1985)
• (1981)

1985[]

• (1985)

1990s[]

1991[]

• (1991)

1993[]

• Encarta (1993)

Britannica[]

• Tenth edition (supplement to the 9th) (1903)
• 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1910-1)
• Twelfth edition (1922) a 3-volume supplement to the eleventh edition was released that summarized the developments just before, during and after World War I; these three volumes, taken together with the eleventh edition of 1910, became known as the twelfth edition.
• These eventful years; the twentieth century in the making, as told by many of its makers; being the dramatic story of all that has happened throughout the world during the most momentous period in all history, (1924)
• Thirteenth edition (1926) three new volumes covering the history of 1910–1926, which were intended to supplant those of the twelfth edition. Again taken together with the eleventh edition, the new volumes became known as the thirteenth edition.
• Fourteenth edition (1929) after this the Britannica began a policy of continuous revision.
• 10 Eventful Years (1947) a special supplement on 1937-1947 - the Second World War, as well as the years immediately preceding it and following it.
• Fifteenth edition, first version, other wise known as the New Encyclopædia Britannica (1974) this began the change of format into Propædia, Micropædia, and Macropædia, as well as eschewing an index.
• Fifteenth edition, second version (1985) restored the index as a two volume supplement, streamlined the three type format for easier use.
• Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite (2004)
• Britannica Global Edition (2010)

Other English language Britannica publications[]

• The Historians' History of the World (1902)
• (1913)
• (1913, 1938-)
• The Britannica book of the war (1914)
• (1920)
• (1931) a non-Britannica publication that was bought out and repackaged by Britannica as
  • (1934)
• Great Books of the Western World (1952)
• (1960) aimed at ages seven to 14.
• Gateway to the Great Books (1963)
• (1970) for children just learning to read
• (1974) aimed at children ages six to 12
• (1974) for children aged three to six

See also[]

• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica