This is the first comprehensive bibliography in English and the most complete in any language of the works of George Moore, the Anglo-Irish author whom Charles Morgan described as having 'twice recreated the English novel'. Earlier bibliographies that were published during his lifetime did not approach completeness and did not make more than casual mention of revised texts, and failed to mention translations or periodical appearances. The author worked on this bibliography for over 30 years, using his own collection as the basis of his work, but also checking as many other copies of each volume as possible.

The first section, by far the longest, contains descriptions of all titles associated with Moore, including early works excluded by the author from the canon of his collected editions, and also pamphlets and occasional printings. The second section is devoted to books by other authors which contain contributions by Moore and which reprint letters of his. The third section lists periodical printings, and this listing is the most extensive that has been made to date. The fourth section lists the books, stories, and articles translated into thirteen foreign languages, and the final section gives brief accounts of titles sometimes attributed to Moore, but actually not by him, and of works known to have been written by him, including a number of plays, which have never been published.