Literature

For quick access to high quality information for your assignments, try the links on these pages.

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On trial until 11th July 2024: Early English Books Online (EEBO) via ProQuest - once you have a paragraph about EEBO on screen, look at the bottom line where it says Cross searchable on ProQuest and click ProQuest to get through to the books 

Reading Lists

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Key Starters for Essays and Dissertations

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Text Archives

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Finding Articles

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Newspapers and Magazines

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Try these extensive primary sources covering newspapers, periodicals and magazines from 1600 onwards

 

• Current Newspapers and Magazines

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• Nexis Uni 

Full text articles from many news sources and trade journals both UK and international. Archives sometimes stretching back to the mid 1980s.

Good for finding reaction to new works, plus obituaries when an author dies. 

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For use in the UK only

Access current UK and international newspapers and magazines in full colour, plus a 365 day archive. Sync across devices once you're registered.

This video gives you a brief overview of what's available.

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• Newspaper Archives

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• Magazine and Periodical Archives

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Films, TV, Radio and Drama Productions

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Other Recommended Sources

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Digital Humanities

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Victorian Gothic Recommendations

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Referencing

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Your Subject Team

 Anne Worden

Faculty Librarian

email Anne.Worden@port.ac.uk

phone (023) 9284 3243

 Sharon Bittner

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email sharon.bittner@port.ac.uk

phone (023) 9284 3234