ABSTRACT
Since so much of the voluminous material relating to 1830 is only available in a foreign language, and abroad at that, or is flawed in some other way, as far as present-day British undergraduates are concerned there is little point in trying to provide anything in the way of a comprehensive bibliography or list of references. Indeed, as was suggested in the Introduction, the nature of the enterprise makes the use of notes rather gratuitous as well. As a consequence, what follows is a rigorously selective bibliography, divided into two parts. The first is a critical review of the best books in English which undergraduates may expect to find available in this country. The second part provides some indication of the range of sources on which the book is really based, for the guidance of anyone who wishes to take their study of 1830 further.
