Have a look at the new online exhibition (on the right of blog) hosted by the University of Nottingham based on their exhibition D.H. Lawrence: A Literary Legacy. The online version consists of a series of pages based on the display boards, plus a selection of the exhibits.
Archive for March, 2008
Online Exhibition
March 31, 2008New DVDs
March 25, 2008We have just received the following DVDs:
Brick Lane 791.437/BRI
Death of a Salesman (starring Lee J. Cobb) 812.5/MIL
Death of a Salesman (starring Dustin Hoffman) 821.5/MIL
Mansfield Park (ITV) 823.7/AUS
Northanger Abbey (ITV) 823.7/AUS
Wilde 791.437/WIL
We also have the BBC4 series The Worlds of Fantasy 808.3/WOR which is a three-part series exploring fantasy writing.
‘American Literary Realism’ new on Project MUSE®
March 7, 2008Project MUSE® has just acquired the journal ‘American Literary Realism’ which publishes critical essays on American literature from the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. Take a look at the ‘Table of Contents’ links to the first two issues available through Project MUSE® with articles on Edith Wharton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe and [...]
Poetry Competitions
March 6, 2008Note a couple of poetry competitions coming up:
Women’s Poetry Competition
Judged by Carol Ann Duffy
Closing date: 25th April 2008
See website Mslexia for competition rules.
Poetry London Competition
Judged by Kathleen Jamie
Closing date: 2nd June 2008
Please see me for an entry form (with competition rules).
For links to more websites with writing and poetry competitions see the English library subject [...]
Just in…
March 5, 2008We’ve just received copies of Stephanie Norgate’s new book of poetry (at 821.91/NOR) published by Bloodaxe Books:
Hidden River – Norgate, S.
Nice New Feature on Ebrary
March 5, 2008Hopefully by now you’ve all looked at our full-text e-book database Ebrary. Well now there’s a new feature that should help you browse your list of results to find which e-books would be useful. As you’ll see from the graphic below Ebrary has added a link to Show Table of Contents within the results list.
If the Table [...]
Just in…
March 3, 2008We have just received several copies of:
Poe: a life cut short – P. Ackroyd
Have a look at the Guardian review at Eulogy for a Master.
Details of the latest 20 books received for English can be seen by linking to the New English Books links on the right of the blog.
