# Oxford Companions

Oxford Companions is a book series published by Oxford University Press, providing general knowledge within a specific area. The first book published in the series was The Oxford Companion to English Literature (1932), compiled by the retired diplomat Sir Paul Harvey.
The series has included (in alphabetical order):
| Title | Subject |
| The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture | Aboriginal art and culture |
| The Oxford Companion to African American Literature | African American literature |
| The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink | American food and drink |
| The Oxford Companion to American History | American history |
| The Oxford Companion to American Law | American law |
| The Oxford Companion to American Literature | American literature |
| The Oxford Companion to American Military History | American military history |
| The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television | American musicals |
| The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | American theatre |
| The Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviour | Animal behaviour |
| The Oxford Companion to Archaeology | Archaeology |
| The Oxford Companion to Art | Art |
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature | Australian children's literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore | Australian folklore |
| Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens | Australian gardens |
| The Oxford Companion to Australian History | Australian history |
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Jazz | Australian jazz |
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature | Australian literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History | Australian military history |
| Oxford Companion to Australian Politics | Australian politics |
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Sport | Australian sport |
| The Oxford Companion to the Book | Books |
| The Oxford Companion to Beer | Beer |
| The Oxford Companion to the Bible | The Bible |
| The Oxford Companion to Black British History | Black British history |
| The Oxford Companion to the Body | The human body |
| The Oxford Companion to British History | British history |
| The Oxford Companion to the Brontës | The Brontës |
| The Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature | Canadian history and literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature | Canadian literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Chaucer | Chaucer |
| The Oxford Companion to Chess | Chess |
| The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature | Children's literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture | Christian art and architecture |
| The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought | Christian thought |
| The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization | Classical civilization |
| The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature | Classical literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Cosmology | Cosmology |
| The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing | Crime and mystery writing |
| The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts | The decorative arts |
| The Oxford Companion to the Earth | Earth |
| The Oxford Companion to Edwardian Fiction | Edwardian fiction |
| The Oxford Companion to the English Language | The English language |
| The Oxford Companion to English Literature | English literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales | Fairy tales |
| The Oxford Companion to Film | Film |
| The Oxford Companion to Food | Food |
| The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French | French literature |
| The Oxford Companion to French Literature | French literature |
| The Oxford Companion to the Garden | Gardens |
| The Oxford Companion to Gardens | Gardens |
| The Oxford Companion to German Literature | German literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Global Change | Global change |
| The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia | The High Court of Australia |
| The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science | The history of modern science |
| The Oxford Companion to Indian Archaeology: The Archaeological Foundations of Ancient India | Indian archaeology |
| The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre | Indian theatre |
| The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice | International criminal justice |
| The Oxford Companion to Irish History | Irish history |
| The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature | Irish literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Italian Food | Italian food |
| The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature | Italian literature |
| The Oxford Companion to J. M. W. Turner | J. M. W. Turner |
| The Oxford Companion to Jazz | Jazz |
| The New Oxford Companion to Law | Law |
| The Oxford Companion to Law | Law |
| The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales | The literature of Wales |
| The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History | Local and family history |
| The Oxford Companion to Mark Twain | Mark Twain |
| The Oxford Companion to Medicine | Medicine |
| The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine | Medicine |
| The Oxford Medical Companion | Medicine |
| The Oxford Companion to Military History | Military history |
| The Oxford Companion to the Mind | The mind |
| The New Oxford Companion to Music | Music |
| The Oxford Companion to Music | Music |
| The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments | Musical instruments |
| The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature | New Zealand literature |
| The Oxford Names Companion | Names |
| The Oxford Companion to Philosophy | Philosophy |
| The Oxford Companion to the Photograph | Photography |
| The Oxford Companion to Politics in India | Politics of India |
| The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World | Politics of the world |
| The Oxford Companion to Popular Music | Popular music |
| An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age: British Culture, 1776-1832 | The Romantic Age |
| The Oxford Companion to Scottish History | Scottish history |
| The Oxford Companion to the Second World War | World War II |
| The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare | Shakespeare |
| The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | Ships and the sea |
| The Oxford India Guide Companion to Sociology and Social Anthropology | Sociology and social anthropology |
| The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature | Spanish literature |
| The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails | Distilled spirits beverages |
| The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States | The Supreme Court of the United States |
| The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art | Twentieth-century art |
| The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century British Politics | Twentieth-century British politics |
| The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English | Twentieth-century literature in English |
| The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English | Twentieth-century poetry in English |
| The Oxford Companion to United States History | United States history |
| The Oxford Companion to Wine | Wine |
| The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States | Women's writing in the United States |
| The Oxford Companion to World Exploration | World exploration |
| The Oxford Companion to World Mythology | World mythology |
| The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games | World sports and games |
| The Oxford Companion to the Year: An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-reckoning | Calendar customs and time-reckoning |