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English: Online Reference Books

An introduction to finding literature and literary criticism in print, in library databases, and on the web.

What about Wikipedia?

This free online encyclopedia allows users to view, edit, or create entire articles. Sometimes it's good, sometimes not, but it's rarely the same thing twice. Credibility varies wildly.

7 Things You Should Know About Wikipedia

Alternatives to Wikipedia:

Britannica Online
Citizendium


 

Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library)

Includes Twayne's Authors Series (Masterworks and US, World, and British Authors), Scribner's World Genre Writers Collection, Gale Critical Companions Feminist Literature, Contemporary Poets, Drama for Students, and Nonfiction Classics for Students.

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Gale's Literary Studies Collection

Literary Reference Center

Literary Reference Center contains the full text of the Bloom Series of more than 500 books from Chelsea House Publishers edited by renowned literary critic Harold Bloom and all of MagillOnLiterature Plus™ from Salem Press, including the highly regarded Masterplots series.

Click here for a list of all titles in LRC.

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