Literary Research Guide/The Research Process/Printed Step 4
Step 4: Consult specialized guides devoted to primary works related to a national literature, genre, or topic.
American Literature
[edit]- Contemporary Authors: A Bio-bibliographical Guide (J595)
- Bibliography of English Language Fiction in the Library of Congress (L1060)
- Grimes, Novels in English by Women, 1891–1920 (M2640)
- Blanck, Bibliography of American Literature (Q3250)
- Literary Writings in America (Q3255)
- United States Newspaper Program (Q3405)
- Chielens, American Literary Magazines (Q3410)
- Davis and Joyce, Short Fiction by Women to 1900 (Q3473)
- North American Theatre Online (Q3512)
- Davis and Joyce, Poetry by Women to 1900 (Q3534)
- Arksey, American Diaries (Q3540)
- Bibliography of American Autobiographies (Q3545)
- Dictionary Catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History (Q3720)
- Bibliographical Guide to African-American Women Writers (Q3723)
- Index to Black American Literary Anthologies (Q3725)
- Directory of Afro-American Resources (Q3730)
- African-American Newspapers and Periodicals (Q3775)
- Margolies, Afro-American Fiction, 1853–1976 (Q3815)
- Hatch and Abdullah, Black Playwrights, 1823–1977 (Q3825)
- Columbia Granger’s Index to African-American Poetry (Q3840)
- Wagner, Black Poets of the United States (Q3835)
- Columbia Granger’s Index to African-American Poetry (Q3840)
- French, Afro-American Poetry and Drama (Q3845)
- Brignano, Black Americans in Autobiography (Q3850)
- Littlefield, Biobibliography of Native American Writers (Q3870)
- Colonnese, American Indian Novelists (Q3920)
- Brumble, American Indian Autobiography (Q3925)
- Cheung, Asian American Literature (Q3940)
- Nadel, Jewish Writers of North America (Q3990)
- European Americana (Q4000)
- Bibliotheca Americana (Q4015)
- Brigham, History and Bibliography of American Newspapers (Q4035)
- Kribbs, Annotated Bibliography of American Literary Periodicals, 1741–1850 (Q4040)
- Index to Early American Periodicals to 1850 (Q4045)
- Pitcher, Fiction in American Magazines before 1800 (Q4060)
- Hill, American Plays Printed, 1714–1830 (Q4070)
- Jantz, “First Century of New England Verse” (Q4075)
- Lemay, Calendar of American Poetry in the Colonial Newspapers and Magazines (Q4080)
- American Verse Printed from 1610 through 1820 (Q4085)
- Bibliotheca Americana (Q4115)
- Wright, American Fiction, [1774–1900] (Q4180)
- Dramatic Compositions Copyrighted in the United States (Q4195)
- Books in Print (Q4225)
- Lepper, Bibliographical Introduction to Seventy-Five Modern American Authors (Q4230)
- Vrana, Interviews and Conversations with 20th-Century Authors (Q4235)
- American Fiction Database (Q4267)
- Leiter, Encyclopedia of the New York Stage (Q4285)
- Davis, Contemporary American Poetry (Q4320)
- Index of American Periodical Verse (Q4325)
- Reardon, Poetry by American Women (Q4330)
- Brier, American Prose and Criticism, 1900–1950 (Q4345)
- Huddleston, Relationship of Painting and Literature (U5160)
- Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database (U5473)
- Fiction, Folklore, Fantasy, and Poetry for Children (U5475)
Australian Literature
[edit]- Bibliography of English Language Fiction in the Library of Congress (L1060)
- AustLit (R4463)
- Australian National Bibliography (R4465)
- Ferguson, Bibliography of Australia (R4470)
- Miller, Australian Literature (R4475)
- Ross, Australian Literary Criticism, 1945–1988 (R4488)
- Stuart, Australian Periodicals with Literary Content, 1821–1926 (R4500)
- Torre, Australian Short Story, 1940–1980 (R4525)
- Day, Modern Australian Prose (R4530)
- Webby, Early Australian Poetry (R4545)
Canadian Literature
[edit]- Bibliography of English Language Fiction in the Library of Congress (L1060)
- Nadel, Jewish Writers of North America (Q3990)
- North American Imprints Program (Q4010)
- Index of American Periodical Verse (Q4325)
- Canadiana (R4595)
- Annotated Bibliography of Canada’s Major Authors (R4605)
- “Letters in Canada/Lettres canadiennes” (R4610)
- Miska, Ethnic and Native Canadian Literature (R4613)
- Tremaine, Bibliography of Canadian Imprints, 1751–1800 (R4615)
- Watters, Checklist of Canadian Literature and Background Materials (R4620)
- Weiss, Comprehensive Bibliography of English-Canadian Short Stories (R4703)
- Hayne, Bibliographie critique du roman canadien-français (R4705)
- Hoy, Modern English-Canadian Prose (R4710)
- Rinfret, Théâtre canadien d’expression française (R4720)
- Directory of Canadian Theatre Archives (R4722)
- Brock Bibliography of Published Canadian Plays in English (R4725)
- McQuarrie, Mercer, and Ripley, Index to Canadian Poetry in English (R4750)
Children’s Literature
[edit]- Cheung, Asian American Literature (Q3940)
- Special Collections in Children’s Literature (U5460)
- Children’s Books in Print (U5470)
- Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database (U5473)
- Fiction, Folklore, Fantasy, and Poetry for Children (U5475)
- Index to Children’s Poetry (U5540)
Drama and Theater
[edit]- Montgomery, Ottemiller’s Index to Plays in Collections (L1150)
- Play Index (L1155)
- Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts (M1540)
- Nicoll, Short-Title Alphabetical Catalogue of Plays (M1545)
- Stratman, Bibliography of English Printed Tragedy, 1565–1900 (M1550)
- Greg, Bibliography of the English Printed Drama to the Restoration (M2135)
- Wiggins, British Drama, 1533–1642 (M2136)
- Farmer and Lesser, DEEP: Database of Early English Playbooks (M2137)
- Burling, New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700–1737 (M2377)
- North American Theatre Online (Q3512)
- Black Playwrights, 1823–1977 (Q3825)
- French, Afro-American Poetry and Drama (Q3845)
- Hill, American Plays Printed, 1714–1830 (Q4070)
- Dramatic Compositions Copyrighted in the United States (Q4195)
- Rinfret, Théâtre canadien d’expression française (R4720)
- Brock Bibliography of Published Canadian Plays in English (R4725)
English Literature
[edit]- Bibliography of English Language Fiction in the Library of Congress (L1060)
- Mullins, Texts and Calendars (M1370)
- Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (M1376)
- English Short Title Catalogue (M1377)
- New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (M1385)
- Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts (M1540)
- Nicoll, Short-Title Alphabetical Catalogue of Plays (M1545)
- Stratman, Bibliography of English Printed Tragedy, 1565–1900 (M1550)
- Matthews, British Autobiographies (M1610)
- Matthews, British Diaries (M1615)
- Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke (M1820)
- Severs, Hartung, and Beidler, Manual of the Writings in Middle English (M1825)
- Grantley, English Dramatic Interludes 1300–1580 (M1927)
- Index of Middle English Prose (M1945)
- Short-Title Catalogue, 1475–1640 (M1990)
- Short-Title Catalogue, 1641–1700 (M1995)
- Smith and Cardinale, Women and the Literature of the Seventeenth Century (M2007)
- Mish, English Prose Fiction, 1600–1700 (M2095)
- O’Dell, Chronological List of Prose Fiction, 1475–1640 (M2100)
- Greg, Bibliography of the English Printed Drama to the Restoration (M2135)
- Wiggins, British Drama, 1533–1642 (M2136)
- Case, Bibliography of English Poetical Miscellanies, 1521–1750 (M2180)
- Frank, Descriptive Bibliography of Minor English Poetry, 1641–1660 (M2185)
- Ringler, Bibliography of English Verse (M2190)
- Term Catalogues, 1668–1709 (M2235)
- Crane, Census of British Newspapers and Periodicals, 1620–1800 (M2270)
- Beasley, Check List of Prose Fiction Published in England, 1740–1749 (M2320)
- McBurney, Check List of English Prose Fiction, 1700–1739 (M2325)
- Mayo, Catalogue of Magazine Novels and Novelettes, 1740–1815 (M2330)
- Raven, British Fiction, 1750–1770 (M2335)
- English Novel, 1770–1829 (M2336)
- Burling, New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700–1737 (M2377)
- Foxon, English Verse, 1701–1750 (M2415)
- Jackson, Jackson Bibliography of Romantic Poetry (M2420)
- Stauffer, Art of Biography in Eighteenth Century England: Bibliographical Supplement (M2435)
- Nineteenth Century Index (M2466)
- Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (M2467)
- English Catalogue of Books (M2470)
- Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue (M2475)
- Union List of Victorian Serials (M2530)
- Index and Finding List of Serials Published in the British Isles, 1789–1832 (M2535)
- Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals, 1800–1900 (M2540)
- Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals (M2545)
- Ward, Literary Reviews in British Periodicals, 1798–1826 (M2550)
- Sadleir, XIX Century Fiction (M2635)
- Grimes, Novels in English by Women, 1891–1920 (M2640)
- Harris, British Short Fiction in the Nineteenth Century (M2645)
- Snell, Bibliography of Regional Fiction in Britain and Ireland (M2650)
- Vann, Victorian Novels in Serial (M2655)
- Wolff, Nineteenth-Century Fiction: A Bibliographical Catalogue (M2660)
- Reilly, Late Victorian Poetry, 1880–1899 (M2707)
- Whitaker’s Books in Print (M2770)
- British National Bibliography (M2775)
- Rice, English Fiction, 1900–1950 (M2840)
- North American Theatre Online (Q3512)
- Davis and Joyce, Poetry by Women to 1900 (Q3534)
- Harris, Modern Drama in America and England (Q4290)
Fiction
[edit]- Fiction Catalog (L835)
- Bleiler, Guide to Supernatural Fiction (L860)
- Baker, Guide to Historical Fiction (L885)
- Adamson, American Historical Fiction: Novels for Adults and Young Adults (L890)
- Adamson, World Historical Fiction: Novels for Adults and Young Adults (L895)
- Nield, Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales (L900)
- Stephensen-Payne, Contento, and Miller, Crime, Mystery, and Gangster Fiction Magazine Index (L910)
- Hubin, Crime Fiction (L915)
- Laurenti, Catálogo bibliográfico de la literatura picaresca (L950)
- NESFA Index to Science Fiction (L980)
- Contento, Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections (L985)
- Miller, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazine Index (L987)
- Reginald, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature (L990)
- Schlobin, Literature of Fantasy (L995)
- Tuck, Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968 (L1000)
- Barron, Anatomy of Wonder (L1015)
- Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature (L1055)
- Bibliography of English Language Fiction in the Library of Congress (L1060)
- Short Story Index (L1085)
- Mish, English Prose Fiction, 1600–1700 (M2095)
- O’Dell, Chronological List of Prose Fiction, 1475–1640 (M2100)
- Beasley, Check List of Prose Fiction Published in England, 1740–1749 (M2320)
- McBurney, Check List of English Prose Fiction, 1700–1739 (M2325)
- Mayo, Catalogue of Magazine Novels and Novelettes, 1740–1815 (M2330)
- Raven, British Fiction, 1750–1770 (M2335)
- English Novel, 1770–1829 (M2336)
- Sadleir, XIX Century Fiction (M2635)
- Grimes, Novels in English by Women, 1891–1920 (M2640)
- Harris, British Short Fiction in the Nineteenth Century (M2645)
- Snell, Bibliography of Regional Fiction in Britain and Ireland (M2650)
- Vann, Victorian Novels in Serial (M2655)
- Nineteenth-Century Fiction: A Bibliographical Catalogue (M2660)
- Rice, English Fiction, 1900–1950 (M2840)
- Brown, Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650–1900 (N3025)
- Short Fiction by Women to 1900 (Q3473)
- Margolies, Afro-American Fiction, 1853–1976 (Q3815)
- Colonnese, American Indian Novelists (Q3920)
- Pitcher, Fiction in American Magazines before 1800 (Q4060)
- Wright, American Fiction, [1774–1900] (Q4180)
- American Fiction Database (Q4267)
- Torre, Australian Short Story, 1940–1980 (R4525)
- Day, Modern Australian Prose (R4530)
- Weiss, Comprehensive Bibliography of English-Canadian Short Stories (R4703)
- Hayne, Bibliographie critique du roman canadien-français (R4705)
- Hoy, Modern English-Canadian Prose (R4710)
- Burns, New Zealand Novels and Novelists (R4835)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Literature
[edit]Gothic Fiction
[edit]Historical Fiction
[edit]- Baker, Guide to Historical Fiction (L885)
- Adamson, American Historical Fiction: Novels for Adults and Young Adults (L890)
- Adamson, World Historical Fiction: Novels for Adults and Young Adults (L895)
- Nield, Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales (L900)
Irish Literature
[edit]- Lester, Irish Research (N2935)
- Irish Publishing Record (N2945)
- McKenna, Irish Literature, 1800–1875 (N2985)
- Waterloo Directory of Irish Newspapers and Periodicals (N3000)
- Brown, Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650–1900 (N3025)
Little Magazines
[edit]- Hoffman, Little Magazine: A History and a Bibliography (K770)
- Directory of Little Magazines (K775)
- Access: The Index to Little Magazines (K780)
- Bloomfield, Author Index to Selected British “Little Magazines” (K785)
- Comprehensive Index to English-Language Little Magazines (K790)
- Harter, Author Index to Little Magazines of the Mimeograph Revolution, 1958–1980 (K793)
- Index to Commonwealth Little Magazines (K795)
- Index to Little Magazines (K800)
Mystery Fiction
[edit]- Stephensen-Payne, Contento, and Miller, Crime, Mystery, and Gangster Fiction Magazine Index (L910)
- Hubin, Crime Fiction (L915)
New Zealand Literature
[edit]- Bibliography of English Language Fiction in the Library of Congress (L1060)
- Bagnall, New Zealand National Bibliography (R4810)
- New Zealand National Bibliography (R4815)
- Thomson, New Zealand Literature (R4820)
- Burns, New Zealand Novels and Novelists (R4835)
Poetry
[edit]- Columbia Granger’s Index to Poetry (L1235)
- Boffey, New Index of Middle English Verse (M1940)
- Case, Bibliography of English Poetical Miscellanies, 1521–1750 (M2180)
- Frank, Descriptive Bibliography of Minor English Poetry, 1641–1660 (M2185)
- Ringler, Bibliography of English Verse (M2190)
- Foxon, English Verse, 1701–1750 (M2415)
- Jackson, Jackson Bibliography of Romantic Poetry (M2420)
- Reilly, Late Victorian Poetry, 1880–1899 (M2707)
- Davis and Joyce, Poetry by Women to 1900 (Q3534)
- Columbia Granger’s Index to African-American Poetry (Q3840)
- French, Afro-American Poetry and Drama (Q3845)
- Jantz, “First Century of New England Verse” (Q4075)
- Lemay, Calendar of American Poetry in the Colonial Newspapers and Magazines (Q4080)
- Scheick, Seventeenth-Century American Poetry (Q4090)
- Yannella, American Prose to 1820 (Q4095)
- Encyclopedia of Transcendentalism (Q4105)
- American Book Publishing Record (Q4110)
- Davis, Contemporary American Poetry (Q4320)
- Index of American Periodical Verse (Q4325)
- Reardon, Poetry by American Women (Q4330)
- Webby, Early Australian Poetry (R4545)
- Index to Canadian Poetry in English (R4750)
- Huddleston, Relationship of Painting and Literature (U5160)
- Index to Children’s Poetry (U5540)
Prose
[edit]- Index of Middle English Prose (M1945)
- Yannella, American Prose to 1820 (Q4095)
- Brier, American Prose and Criticism, 1900–1950 (Q4345)
- Day, Modern Australian Prose (R4530)
- Hoy, Modern English-Canadian Prose (R4710)
Science Fiction
[edit]- NESFA Index to Science Fiction (L980)
- Contento, Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections (L985)
- Miller, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazine Index (L987)
- Reginald, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature (L990)
- Schlobin, Literature of Fantasy (L995)
- Tuck, Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968 (L1000)
- Barron, Anatomy of Wonder (L1015)
Scottish Literature
[edit]Short Fiction
[edit]- Humanities Index (G385)
- Readers’ Guide Abstracts (G400)
- Short Story Index (L1085)
- Harris, British Short Fiction in the Nineteenth Century (M2645)
- Torre, Australian Short Story, 1940–1980 (R4525)
- Weiss, Comprehensive Bibliography of English-Canadian Short Stories (R4703)
Welsh Literature
[edit]- Jones, Bibliography of Anglo-Welsh Literature (P3150)
- Walters, Llyfryddiaeth Cylchgronau Cymreig / A Bibliography of Welsh Periodicals (P3165)