The following E-books are now available on the Dawsonera E-book database:
Price, F. – Revolutions in Taste, 1773-1818
Whitworth, M.H. – Virginia Woolf (Authors in Context series)
Dolin, T. – George Eliot (Authors in Context series)
Ingham, P. – The Brontes (Authors in Context series)
Thomas, K. – Changing conceptions of National Biography: the Oxford DNB and historical perspective
Fisher, B.F. [...]
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New E-books Online
October 14, 2009Just in…
February 16, 2009New book just in..
The Devil’s Account: Philip Pullman and Christianity (2004)
823.91 PUL RAY
Lecturer on List for World Book Day Award
October 20, 2008Alison MacLeod’s new book Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction has been long listed for a World Book Day Award to find The Book to Talk About 2009. Online voting on the long list of 50 titles will end on the 2nd January 2009, when the list will be narrowed down to 10 titles after which voting [...]
COPAC links to Google Book Search
April 11, 2008For those of you who use COPAC to widen your searches for books, you will now see links to Google Book Search where a record contains an ISBN (a book identification number) in the Full Record Display. The link should appear on the right of the Full Record Display screen. The links may not show in [...]
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.
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.
New Shakespeare books
February 25, 2008We 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
Take [...]
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.
