English Language Literature
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Reviews, Companion Guides & Plot Summaries
Reviews
Book Review Digest (Print Only) Z1219 .C96 Research West Main Library
References to book reviews along with very brief summaries and excerpts from the reviews. (1905 - 2007)
Book Review Index Online - Print: Z1035.A1 B6 Info Commons Ref
A comprehensive online guide to book reviews with over 5 million review citations from thousands of publications. Full text of many reviews is available using "Search for Article" link. (1965 - present)
Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals A13 .C652 (Print Only) Research West Main Library
References to book reviews in scholarly humanities journals. (1802-1974)
Index to Book Reviews in the Humanities Z1035.A1 I63 (Print Only) Research West Main Library
Annual index of book reviews in scholarly humanities publications. (1960-1990)
ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature)
Citations (some full-text) to published scholarly literature in the humanities. Contains records covering monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays and doctoral dissertations published anywhere in the world. (1920 - present)
Literature Resource Center
Full-text and excerpted text. Bibliographical, biographical and critical reviews of authors and their works. Covers fiction and nonfiction. Includes most of the information in the following print sources. Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Shakespeare Criticism, Drama Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and Literature Criticism 1400-1800
Poole's Plus (19th Century Masterfile)
Index of magazines and periodical literature published in the U.S. and Britain in the 19th century. Covers all subjects. Biographical and critical references to authors are listed under the author's name. (1802 - 1906)
New York Times [TIPS]
Full text images of almost all pages of the New York Times, including book reviews. (1851-2003).
New York Times Book Review
Many complete articles from the NYT Book Review (1995-present)
The Times (London)
Full text of all of the entire Times, including book reviews. One can view the entire page or specific article. The contents of this newspaper are completely searchable. (1785-1985)
Times Literary Supplement
Complete articles from the TLS (Oct 1994-present)
Ethnic Newswatch
Full-text of articles from the ethnic and minority newspapers and magazines in the United States. (1990-present)
General OneFile
A multidisciplinary index. Covers popular magazines as well as scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Includes references to contemporary book reviews. (1980-present)
Companion Guides & Plot Summaries
Blackwell Companion Guides
Companion guides to many literary subdisciplines including American Lit, Shakespeare, Medieval to Contemporary Literature.
Subject or theme-based collections based on the printCambridge Companions series. Includes the 'Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics Collection' and 'Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture Collection'.
MasterPlots (Print only)
Summaries of literary works, including fiction, short stories, poetry, non-fiction. Available in print only. Use index to locate particular author or title.
Bibliomania - Free Online Literature and Study Guides
Choose from menu of fiction, drama, short stories and poetry. Read summaries, study guides and full text books.
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