Research guides: Literature in English: Regions

The English Speaking World

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 This link opens in a new window
- Contains literature as well as other primary resources
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 This link opens in a new window
American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window Searchable by name, occupation, region & time period
Twentieth Century North American Drama This link opens in a new window
- Full text of plays & production information

North American Women's Drama This link opens in a new window
- Full text of plays & production info
Black Short Fiction and Folklore This link opens in a new window
- Contains oral traditions as well as modern short stories

Early English Books Online (EEBO) This link opens in a new window
Digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America from 1473 to 1700, as well as works in English printed elsewhere.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) This link opens in a new window
Works published in English and other European languages in United Kingdom in the 18th century, including books, essays, pamphlets, and broadsides.
British Literary Manuscripts Online This link opens in a new window
Humanities Index This link opens in a new window
- Covers many major British literature journals

Women Writers Project This link opens in a new window
- Texts by pre-Victorian women writers
Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive This link opens in a new window
- Reviews, letters, poems & articles from archived editions of the Times Literary Supplement
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL) This link opens in a new window
- Major database for criticism of British as well as other English language literature
Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
- Biographies of British as well as pre-independence Irish authors & playwrights

Canadian Poetry Online, University of Toronto Libraries
- Provides biographical information, literary criticism & a selection of poems for individual Canadian authors

CPI.Q This link opens in a new window
- Full text of many Canadian academic journals & magazines
Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database This link opens in a new window
- Indexes Canadian literature journals

Canadian Literary Centre
- Biographies, essays, and literary criticism on Canadian authors
Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature
- Extensive reference source on Canadian literature & authors
Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada

Caribbean Women Writers
- Full text of short stories
Caribbean Literature
- Full text of poems, short stories & novels by Caribbean authors
Caribbean Abstracts
- Caribbean humanities & social science journal database

Black Short Fiction and Folklore This link opens in a new window
- Contains oral traditions as well as modern short stories
Black Studies Center This link opens in a new window
- Interdisciplinary database that includes archived newspapers & primary sources

Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window
- Contains full text collections of Irish poetry, drama & prose
- Click on 'Complete contents' under 'Browse' on the left to view text collections

Ireland Collection, JSTOR
- Includes full texts of journals, manuscripts & books on Irish topics
Irish Literature Guide, John M Kelly Library, University of Toronto
- Print resources focus heavily on items available at the Kelly Library but guide also lists import online resources
The James Joyce Scholars' Collection, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
- Contains manuscripts of Joyce's work & rare, out-of-print secondary sources

Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window
- Contains full text collections of South African, South Asian, Australian, New Zealand, Caribbean & West Indian poetry
- Click on 'Complete contents' under 'Browse' on the left to view text collections
Black Short Fiction and Folklore This link opens in a new window
- Contains oral traditions as well as modern short stories