The Early Novels Database (END) draws on University of Pennsylvania's Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s extensive collection of fiction in English published between 1660 and 1830, ranging from the canonical to the largely unknown. As Rachel Buurma, Anna Levine and Richard Li discuss, the project uses twenty-first-century technology and descriptive bibliography to enhance research access to the collection. As a collaborative effort of librarians, information technology specialists, faculty from Swarthmore College and University of Pennsylvania, and Swarthmore College undergraduate researchers, the database--when finished--will greatly enhance the writing of new histories of the novel.