Example Anthology Descriptions

Anthology Descriptions should provide a fun, compelling overview of your final product. This is the piece that consumers read as soon as they open up their Anthology.

On the Web and mobile apps, the Anthology Description appears at the top of the Anthology home page.

Below are some description examples from real anthologies published on BiblioBoard. There isn't a length requirement, but you can see here that they are all a brief paragraph in length. A good rule of thumb is 80 to 100 words. It's a good idea to include references to specific titles or pieces of content contained within your Anthology.

Children's Classics: A Literary Collection 

Spend time with your children (or your inner child) with the Children's Classics anthology. Complete with traditional fairy tales, Mother Goose rhymes, illustrated books of fables, beautiful picture books like The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and The Velveteen Rabbit, and timeless novels of juvenile fiction like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan and The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Children's Classics: A Literary Collection is the perfect addition to any reader's library, no matter what their age.

Victor Hugo: A Historical Collection

Victor Hugo: A Historical Collection features the author’s most famous novels you always remember and his rare poems and stories you will never forget. With illustrated editions of Hugo’s timeless Les Miserables, a 1923 silent film adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, complete volumes of his poetry, over a dozen of his original sketches, photographs of his family, critical analyses of his characters and much more, the Victor Hugo anthology provides the perfect materials to fully enjoy the genius author, poet, playwright, artist and social reformer.

The French Revolution: A Historical Collection

An absolute monarchy had ruled France for centuries, but in 1789 a series of crises culminated in a period of radical upheaval that would last for a decade. The French Revolution: A Historical Collection contains dozens of books and images that explore this transformational chapter in French history. Works of history, letters, novels and memoirs tell the story of a society's epic transformation, as traditional feudal and aristocratic privileges were abruptly overthrown in favor of new Enlightenment principles of equality, citizenship and inalienable rights.

Leonardo da Vinci: The Rennaisance Man

Study anatomy, art, science, literature, technology and botany while examining the Mona Lisa up close with the Leonardo da Vinci anthology. Enjoy illustrated biographies of the artist, read detailed descriptions of his paintings, decipher the meaning behind sketches from his personal notebooks, read translations of his original essays, and marvel at his early designs for interesting inventions to unlock the codes and secrets behind this mysterious Renaissance man.