Directors' Dealings

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
13 January 2000


            BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC ('the Company')
                                
                      DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


The Company was informed on 12 January 2000 that Mr A V Wherry, a
director of the Company, sold 2,250 ordinary shares of 5p each in
the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at £7.80 per Ordinary Share on 12
January  2000.   Following  this transaction,  Mr  Wherry  has  a
beneficial  interest in 9,818 Ordinary Shares,  which  represents
0.07 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.