Full text of nearly 500 British journals, magazines, and newspapers covering literature, philosophy, history, science, arts, and social sciences.
Dates: 1681-1939 CE
Primary source pamphlets covering sociopolitical and economic aspects of 19th century Britain.
Dates: 1545-1900 CE
Find articles published in over 6000 scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and other publications in the humanities and social sciences in over 60 languages, reaching back to 1665.
Dates: 1665 CE-present
Information about a full range of 19th century sources from the United Kingdom and United States, including books, newspapers and magazines, UK and US official government publications, and archives.
Dates: 1770-1919 CE
Notebooks, manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, and travel journals of William Wordsworth and his fellow writers of the Romantic period. Also includes Lake District maps and guide books and a gallery of paintings, sketches, and prints.
Dates: 17th Century-20th Century CE
Primary sources from the British publishing dynasty that published literary luminaries such as Austen, Byron, Darwin, and Mary Shelley. Manuscript drafts, personal papers, correspondence, financial records, advertisements, and other documents provide insight into the development, publication, and sale of key literary works, and illuminate aspects of 19th century British culture and society.
Dates: 1643-1982 CE
Primary source collections primarily from American and British archives. Collection themes include empire and globalism, gender and sexuality, history, literature, politics, theatre, and war and conflict.
Dates: 15th Century-20th Century CE
Full-text transcriptions of early women's writings in English, 1526-1850, focused on materials that are rare or otherwise inaccessible.
Dates: 1526-1850 CE
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