Directors' Dealings

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
4 January 2000


          BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC ('the Company')
                              
        EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND DEALINGS BY DIRECTOR

The Company was today informed that Mr C R Adams, a director
of the Company, today exercised options over 34,055 ordinary
shares  of 5p each ('Ordinary Shares') pursuant to the  1986
Approved Executive Share Option Scheme (in respect of  9,485
Ordinary  Shares)  and  the  1994 Approved  Executive  Share
Option Scheme (in respect of 24,570 Ordinary Shares).

The Company was also today informed that Mr Adams today sold
10,000   Ordinary   Shares   at  £8.00.    Following   these
transactions, Mr Adams' beneficial interest has increased to
40,549 Ordinary Shares.