Wycherley, Wm.
Dramatic works; with biog., &c. notices by Leigh Hunt. 1875
and similar entries under Wm. Congreve, Sir John Vanbrugh, and George Farquhar. The entries may be made a little more concise, as
Congreve, Wm. Dramatic works; ed. by Hunt. 1875
It will be observed that neither of the above books would properly admit of a principal entry under the first-named author, as it would bring the authors’ names together in such a way as to lead to the supposition that they were joint-authors, as
White, Henry Kirke, and James Grahame. Poetical works.
Wycherley, Wm., Wm. Congreve, and others. Dramatic works.
It is true that any person with the least knowledge of English literature would know better than that these authors had collaborated, but the cataloguer has to put himself in the position of the man who knows nothing of the matter. Cross-references from one author’s name to the other in such a case would be absurd.
65.—Anthologies or other compilations are to be entered under the names of the editors or compilers, with the abbreviation Ed. (Editor) or Comp. (Compiler) following the name, as