Harvard Referencing a book

The Harvard referencing style is a very specific style that must be adhered to within a reference list or bibliography. There are many variations and slight exceptions to this referencing style, thus it can be time-consuming. As a writer, you should be aware of multiple authors, editors, editions and if you are only using a chapter or multiple chapters of a book. However, as a rule, the following information is always required: Author, initials. Date (Year). Title of the book. (Edition, if required). Place of publication (this cannot be a country): Publishing House.


A book with one author must appear in the following way:

Miller, A., 1949. Death of a Salesman. London: Penguin.

Books with two, three, or four authors must appear in the following way:

Koelb, C., and Noakes, S., 1988. The Comparative Perspective on Literature: Approaches to Theory and Practice. London: Cornell.

Books with four or more authors must appear in the following way:

Grace, B., et al., 1988. A History of the World. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

N.B., et al., means ‘and others’.

Books that are edited must have the letters ed. after them. This is to avoid confusion over authorship, and must appear in the following way:

Keene, E. ed., 1988. Natural language. Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press.

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