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Literatures in English: Find Books

Related Book Resources

See also the Online Literary Materials section of this guide, to find books from particular periods, places, and groups of people.

Library Catalogs

These tools can be used to locate and access print and ebooks from the Miami Libraries and to request print books from other institutions.

Outside Resources

Online Book Collections

This list is a mixture of secondary and primary source collections.  You may also want to look at the Online Collections and Reference tabs for more titles.

Want to Browse?

Sometimes you may just want to browse an area of the library to see what books are available.  Most of the books related to the study of English will be in the "P" section on the second floor of King.  Remember though that some books might be checked out or will be in our Southwest Ohio Regional Depository. 

Here's a breakdown of the areas:

PN---Literature history and collections (General)
Tip: this range includes a wide selection of topics, from literary criticism (PN80-99) to comic books and strips (PN6700-6790). 

PQ---Romance literature

PR---English literature

PS---American literature

PT---Teutonic literatures

PZ---Fiction and juvenile literatures