British Literature: Books

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Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Based on the English Short Title Catalogue, ECCO includes over 180,000 titles (200,000 volumes) published in the UK during the 18th century. Books, pamphlets, essays, broadsides and more are primarily in English, but other languages are represented as well.

Early English Books Online (EEBO) This link opens in a new window
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Digital reproductions of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700.

ABC-Clio eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
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Introductory books covering history, popular culture and more
ACLS Humanities E-books This link opens in a new window
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Major academic books in fields ranging from area studies to sociology.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
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Books on all subjects from a wide range of academic publishers.
EBSCOhost ebook collection This link opens in a new window
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Books on all subjects from a wide range of academic publishers.
eDuke books scholarly collection This link opens in a new window
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Books on all subjects published by Duke University Press.
Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
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Introductions to topics and critical surveys of the current state of scholarship in a particular field of study.

Project Muse Books
Books on all subjects from a wide range of academic publishers

LC Classification
Books under the call number "PR" pertain to English Literature and may be used to browse the stacks by broad categories.

To find published primary sources in the UW Catalog, use these strategies and search terms recommended by the History Librarian.