As well as texts, each entry in the work also comprises basic biographical information concerning the author; complete bibliographical information concerning the first edition of the work; a summary of the content, analysis or appraisal of the work; and references to contemporary reviews, secondary works and translations into English.
每冊選一百篇作品附作家資料、初版介紹、內容摘要、評析，及其它譯本、書評等參考資訊。在上百位學者跨國合作之下，目前第一、二冊已經出版，收攬極為廣泛，被認為不但極具學術價值，也同時能吸引一般讀者的興趣。