ENGLISH 320 - LIBRARY RESOURCES
VICTORIAN LITERATURE

Library workshops
Hands-on workshops to learn how to use Voyager and other electronic resources.
Course Material
These items are held in the Short Loan Collection, Level 1, Kate Edger Information Commons.
Voyager searches
Search strategies to find books about authors and topics on this course.
Reference Books
For contextual information on the Victorian period, and define terms such as imperialism, colonialism, readers, authorship, narrative, etc.
Bibliographies
The fast and efficient way to find articles in serials and chapters in books about an author or topic.
Author Bibliographies
These deal specifically with an author’s work. They may provide references to in-depth material not found in general bibliographies.
Database Searches
Find articles in serials by searching a database. Some articles may be full-text.
Internet Resources
Internet sites selected by the Subject Librarian.

Wood engraving by Harry French, 1870s. Illustration for Dickens's Hard Times for These Times in the British Household Edition, p. 1 

3 principals: Thomas Gradgrind, Louisa, and Tom; (6 figures in background). Exterior: outside the circus tent, on "the neutral ground on the outskirts" of
Coketown, Book I, Ch. 3.  

Linda George
Subject Librarian:
English Literature

Arts Information Services
Level 1, General Library
University of Auckland
5 Alfred Street, Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
Mail Centre
Auckland 1142
New Zealand  
Phone: 64 - 9 - 3737 599 ext. 87347

l.george@auckland.ac.nz

When writing your assignment, please ensure that you cite correctly any of the resources used from this page.


Course Material

Most items in the Short Loan Collection are set texts for course reading.
To find recommended reading in the Short Loan Collection, select the Course Material search. Click on the pull down arrow next to the Course search box, and highlight the course name, ENGLISH 320. Click search.

Voyager Searches Top of page

The following searches can be used in Voyager as Subject Heading searches.
From the Main Search List, highlight SUBJECT HEADING search.
The following searches can be cut and pasted from this page into the search box.

english fiction 19th century history and criticism
english prose literature 19th century history and criticism
books and reading great britain history 19th century
literature publishing great britain history 19th century
south african literature english history and criticism

literature and society great britain history 19th century
feminism and literature great britain history 19th century
women and literature great britain history 19th century

narration rhetoric [click on the 'see also' button for this term]
authors and publishers
authors and readers
authorship sex differences
serial publication of books
domestic fiction english
domestic fiction american
nationalism in literature
imperialism in literature
social change in literature

Reference Books Top of page

Use any of the following print resources, or link to electronic reference sources from  Literature Online  NB: NetID and Password are required for access.

The 1890s : an encyclopedia of British literature, art, and culture. New York : Garland, 1993.
Arts General Reference  820.3  E34

British literary publishing houses, 1820-1880.  Detroit : Gale Research, 1991.
655.442  B86 [not to be borrowed]

Dictionary of British women writers. London : Routledge, 1989.
Arts General Reference  820.9  D552

Encyclopedia of feminist literary theory.  New York : Garland, 1997.
Arts General Reference 801.95082  K88

Harris, Wendell V. Dictionary of concepts in literary criticism and theory. New York : Greenwood Press, 1992.
Arts General Reference 801.903  H31

Hawthorn, Jeremy.  A concise glossary of contemporary literary theory. London ; New York : E. Arnold , 1994.
Arts General Reference 803  H39 1994

The Johns Hopkins guide to literary theory & criticism. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994.
Arts General Reference 801.903  J65
Use the Index to Topics to find entries on specific terms

Bibliographies Top of page
Bibliographies list references to books and serial articles. See an explanation of how they work. All references must be checked on Voyager. Enter the title of the book or the title of the serial to see if the Library has it.

Cumulative bibliography of Victorian studies, 1990-1994. Edmonton, Alta. : LITIR Database, 1995.
Arts General Reference 016.82098 C97
Covers all aspects of the Victorian period. Authors are listed alphabetically in one section, but it also includes those religion, education, science, social aspects, etc.
An electronic version of this is available on CD-ROM and can be accessed from a workstation in the Electronic Resources area, Level 1 of the General Library. For assistance ask at the Enquiry Desk.

The English novel : twentieth century criticism. Chicago : Swallow Press, 1976-
Arts General Reference 016.82309  E58 [for Conrad only]

English novel explication. Hamden, Conn. : Shoe String Press, 1976-
Arts General Reference 016.82309  P17

Frank, Frederick S. Guide to the Gothic II : an annotated bibliography of criticism, 1983-1993. Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow Press, 1995.
Arts General Reference  016.8235  F82g
[Dickens, James]

Mazzeno, Laurence W. The Victorian novel : an annotated bibliography. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 1989.
Arts General Reference 016.8238  M47

Nineteenth-century British women writers : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.
Arts General Reference 820.9928709034 B65
Entries for Bronte, Eliot and Schreiner. Gives brief essay on author's work and reception and list of further reading.

Victorian Studies
820.9 V64 [check catalogue record for electronic holdings]
The fourth issue of every volume includes an annual bibliography of noteworthy publications that have a bearing on the
Victorian period. 

Author Bibliographies Top of page

Budd, John. Henry James : a bibliography of criticism, 1975-1981. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1983.
813.46 Sb[not to be borrowed]

Crump, R. W. Charlotte and Emily Brontë : a reference guide. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1985.
823.81 Sc [not to be borrowed]

Pangallo, Karen L. George Eliot : a reference guide, 1972-1987. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1990.
823.88  Sp [not to be borrowed]

Database Searches Top of page

You must be logged on with NetID and Password to access these databases.

ABELL+FT - some articles full text. 

Expanded Academic -  some articles full text.

MLA International Bibliography - all references must be checked on Voyager to see if the Library has the book or serial.

Internet Resources Top of page

You must be logged on with NetID and password to access these sites.

Victorian Web

Literary techniques from the Victorian Web - section on narrative.

Godey's Lady's Book - Three facsimile full issues of this publication from 1855 and some partial from 1852. Full page images available.

The Dickens Page

Olive Schreiner Bibliography

Olive Schreiner's Page - a bibliography compiled by Orange Free State University. Scroll down the page for the section on Story of an African Farm.

Conrad Society Homepage - various links, including those to other websites on Conrad, and the full text of The Conradian [serial publication].

Henry James Bibliography
 


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