Books on British Literature
Look for books in the PR section on the 2nd floor, right side of the library:
PR1-9680 English literature
PR1-56 Literary history and criticism PR57-78 Criticism PR111-116 Women authors PR125-(138.5) Relations to other literatures and countries
PR161-488 By period PR171-236 Anglo-Saxon (Beginnings through 1066) PR251-369 Medieval. Middle English (1066-1500) PR401-488 Modern PR421-(429) Elizabethan era (1550-1640) PR431-(439) 17th century PR441-(449) 18th century PR451-(469) 19th century PR471-(479) 20th century PR481-488 21st century
PR500-614 Poetry PR521-614 By period
PR621-744 Drama PR641-744 By period
PR750-890 Prose PR767-818 By period PR821-890 Prose fiction. The novel PR901-907.2 Oratory PR908 Diaries PR911-918 Letters PR921-928 Essays PR931-938 Wit and humor PR(951)-981 Folk literature
PR1098-1369 Collections of English literature PR1110 Special classes of authors PR1119-1151 By period PR1170-1228 Poetry PR1241-1273 Drama PR1281-1309 Prose (General) PR1321-1329 Oratory PR1330 Diaries PR1341-1349 Letters PR1361-1369 Essays
By Period and Then Author
PR1490-1799 Anglo-Saxon literature
PR1803-2165 Anglo-Norman period. Early English. Middle PR English
PR2199-3195 English renaissance (1500-1640) including Shakespeare
PR3291-3785 17th and 18th centuries (1640-1770)
PR3991-5990 19th century, 1770/1800-1890/1900 PR6000-6049 1900-1960
PR6050-6076 1961-2000
PR6100-6126 2001- PR8309-9680 English literature: Provincial, local, etc.