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Access hundreds of full-text literary journals and over 200,000 poems, short stories, classic novels, plus literary criticism articles and essays covering all genres and time periods. Also examine, plot summaries, synopses, author biographies and interviews, and over 1 million book reviews. Available reference texts include, Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism, the Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature, Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature and Magill On Literature Plus. Includes access to EBSCO’s Literary Reference Source eBook Collection. (Select titles may either be viewed via internet browser or as downloadable PDFs)
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Access Salem Press eBooks, including titles from Grey House publishing, and The Reference Shelf series. Covers topics such as literature, history, science, plus health and career statistics. Series include, Critical Insights, Masterplots, Decades, Milestones, This is Who We Are, Value of a Dollar and more. You can also browse titles through the subject index.
