LibGuides: English: Books

Book Databases

WSU Online Catalog
Search for books, ebooks, videos, and other materials held by WSU Libraries.

WorldCat
Search through library catalogs across the world to discover books not owned by WSU Libraries which you can acquire through Interlibrary Loan.

Library of Congress call numbers for English include:

Books and journals in this call number range can be found on the second floor of Ablah Library.

Click here for a detailed outline of this call number section.

Humanities Text Initative
Collections include the American Verse Project and Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience, among many others.
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*Some texts restricted to University of Michigan affiliates.
Bartleby
Full text reproductions of classic literature, poetry, nonfiction, and reference sources.
Online Books Page
Over 30,000 books are accessible on this site, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Works are indexed by author, title, and subject. An archival index is also available.
Project Gutenberg
Contains over 25,000 free and downloadable books, all available electronically. Browse for eBooks, or use the Online Book Catalog or Advanced Search options to locate information.
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Also available as a mobile site.
Turning the Pages
From the British Library, excerpts from a number of unique books (William Blake's Notebook, for example) in a format that allows users to virtually "turn" pages. Requires Adobe Shockwave or Microsoft Silverlight.
Companion to Digital Literary Studies
Edited by Ray Siemens and Susan Schreibam (Blackwell, 2008). Includes Annotated Overview of Selected Electronic Resources.