We have received a number of new books on Shakespeare:
Shakespeare: the biography – P. Ackroyd
Shakespeare in parts – S. Palfrey, & T. Stern
Shakespeare revealed: a biography – R. Weis
Is it true what they say about Shakespeare – S. Wells
The lodger: Shakespeare on Silver Street – C. Nicholl
Rehearsal from Shakespeare to Sheridan – T. Stern
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Archive for February, 2008
New Shakespeare books
February 25, 2008Online Exhibition
February 21, 2008I’ve added a new feature on the right of the blog called Online Exhibitions.
To start it off, take a look at Women in the Literary Marketplace 1800-1900, hosted by Cornell University Library.
19th Century BL Newspapers: Off-site access
February 15, 2008Further to yesterday’s post about our new database 19th Century British Library Newspapers, I am pleased to confirm this is now available off campus in the usual way through Portia.
19th Century British Library Newspapers
February 14, 2008We now have online access to the 19th Century British Library Newspapers database. This database provides the most comprehensive collection of national and regional newspapers of Victorian Britain available. This is a full-text, fully searchable archive of 48 newspapers selected by an editorial board from the British Library to give a broad yet detailed look at British [...]
LitLovers: the book club resource
February 12, 2008If you are a member of a book club or are interested in setting one up, have a look at the LitLovers website for inspiration, discussion and suggestions.
Calling all dissertation students – it’s not too late…
February 8, 2008Still not found that ‘perfect’ book or article for your dissertation, but haven’t yet dared to venture into the wealth electronic resources we have on offer?
If you’d like some guidance as to what’s available and how to go about searching, then come and see me or drop me an email so I can help you. If you’ve already [...]
Why use Web of Science ?
February 3, 2008As today sees the introduction of the revamped user-interface for the Web of Science (part of the Web of Knowledge), it is perhaps an appropriate time for me to ’sell’ this database to english students.
I often get blank looks when I suggest students have a look at this database, mainly because the title doesn’t seem particularly relevant [...]
