Research Guides: ENGL 144: Gender in 18th-Century British Literature (Leuner): Finding Primary Sources

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FINDING PRIMARY SOURCES

To find original texts, such as works of fiction, non- fiction, poetry, plays, news sources, etc., start with some of these resources:

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This is a full-text collection of over 75,000 books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in America from 1639 to 1819. It includes the works of many British authors during this time period that appeared in American editions.

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