Literature and Poetry

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	You can discover many useful literature and poetry web sites at WebLinks > Books, Literature, Poetry The WebLinks > Books, Literature, Poetry section includes sites that give complete online texts of out-of-copyright literary works. See the subsection E-books, General. For historical literature, see the subsections Classical literature and Medieval literature You can search for writers and literature topics in specialist reference books as well as in many general encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries in the Credo Reference and Oxford Reference Online collections, by logging in at Reference books online At Encyclopaedia Britannica online you can find articles and web links about literature and poetry plus 'Gateway to the classics', the complete text of over 220 works by 140 of the western world's most influential and well-known authors If you are trying to track down a quotation, poem, song or other half-remembered piece, see the separate Quotations pages At Newspapers online you can search for book reviews and other literary topics in daily and Sunday newspapers; for historical information see the complete text of 'The Times' newspaper in the Times Digital Archive 1785 -1985 For an overview of printed reference books, see Literature and poetry > Printed reference books in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire libraries For books to read and borrow, see the separate Books and Reading page Search the library catalogue for more books in Bedfordshire libraries If you need help to find information, contact us

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