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Literary Reference Center

This respected literary reference contains the full text of literary journals, plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, and the full text of thousands of poems and short stories. Use it to research an author, novel, or poem for school or personal interest, or to learn more about a literary movement for book discussions.

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Novelist Plus

Novelist Plus helps readers of all ages or those who help readers find fiction and nonfiction books they will enjoy. Using simple search techniques, find helpful resources such as expert reading recommendations, read-alikes, book discussion guides, thematic book lists and more.

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WorldCat

(OCLC) -- The world`s most comprehensive bibliography with 40 million bibliographic records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to the 11th century. Includes holdings information from the world`s libraries.

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American and English Full Text Literature Collections

(Chadwyck-Healey Ltd.) -- A fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose, plus biographies, bibliographies, and key secondary sources.

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Contemporary Novelists

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Contains biographical/critical essays on the most important living novelists writing in English worldwide.

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Contemporary Poets

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Provides biographical and bibliographical information on 789 of the world`s most important contemporary English-language poets, including 120 new to this edition. Entries include personal and career information, addresses, a detailed bibliography, a list of further reading sources, and more. Each entry also includes a signed critical essay covering each poet`s career and works, written by an expert in the field.

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