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English Research Guide

Librarian-selected resources for students of English literature and composition.

Step 1: Pick an Author

Nineteenth-century anthologies and journals are a great way to identify lesser-known women authors.

ONLINE

Try these full-text magazines in Cornell's Making of America Collection:

  • The Atlantic Monthly (1857-1901)
  • Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1850-1899)
  • The Century (1881-1899)
  • Scribner's Monthly (1870-1881)
  • Scribner's Magazine (1887-1896)

Try this magazine in Project Muse:

  • Legacy

Visit the Schomburg Collection of African American Women Writers of the 19th Century


PRINT

Try these magazines in WorldCat:

  • Grahams
  • Godey's Lady's Book
  • The Ladies' Home Journal and Practical Housekeeper


HUNGRY FOR MORE?

VIsit the Research Society for American Periodicals

Step 4: Make a Webpage