The Annual Register

The Annual Register

The opening page of the first volume of The Annual Register.
Edited by	Edmund Burke (founding editor)
Original title	The Annual Register: A View of the History, Politicks and Literature of the Year
Country	United Kingdom (1758–1994) United States (1995–)
Language	English
Discipline	Reference work: World history and politics
Publisher	James and Robert Dodsley (1758–1793) F. & J. Rivington / Longman (1793–1994) Cartermill (1995–1996) Keesing's Worldwide (1996) Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (subsequently merged with ProQuest) (2005–)
Published	1758–present
Media type	Print, later Print & Digital
No. of books	258 (as of 2016)
Website	www.proquest.com/products-services/ann_reg.html

The Annual Register (originally subtitled "A View of the History, Politicks and Literature of the Year ...") is a long-established reference work, written and published each year, which records and analyses the year's major events, developments and trends throughout the world. It was first written in 1758 under the editorship of Edmund Burke, and has been produced continuously since that date. In its current form the first half of the book comprises articles on each of the world's countries or regions, while the latter half contains articles on international organisations, economics, the environment, science, law, religion, the arts and sport, together with obituaries, a chronicle of major events and selected documents. In addition to being produced annually in hardback, the book is also published electronically, and its entire 260-year archive is available online from its publisher, ProQuest.