Welcome to The Thomas Gray Archive!

The Thomas Gray Archive is a long-term research project devoted to the life and work of eighteenth-century poet Thomas Gray (1716-1771). The Archive makes available a comprehensive digital collection of high-quality primary sources and secondary materials.

The Archive's Primary Texts section contains: electronic editions of Gray's complete poetry with critical apparatus and extensive collaborative commentary (currently 3496 variants and notes); selected prose works; a browsable calendar to Gray's complete correspondence; a concordance to the poetry; a digital library of primary sources (currently 11262 pages) and audio-visual media; and a finding aid to Gray manuscripts.

The Materials section is comprised entirely of secondary materials: a criticism page; a biographical sketch; an introductory chronological table of Gray's life and works; a glossary of names and terms; a select bibliography (currently 532 items); a picture gallery; and a list of links to related online resources.

The Thomas Gray Archive is a freely accessible, educational resource supported by The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. With past support from the Göttingen State and University Library.