English Language and Literature Encyclopedias and Reference | University of Houston Downtown Library

Encyclopedias and Reference

Biographies of authors of fiction, poetry, drama, journalism, and history. (Full-text).

Book reviews, drama reviews, film reviews, and literary essays from historical sources. (Full-text).

Biographies and essays on authors of fiction, poetry, drama, journalism, and history. (Full-text).

Essays about writers, novels, short stories, plays, literary characters, literary genres, and national literatures. (Full-text).

English and bilingual dictionaries, quotation dictionaries, and specialized subject dictionaries. (Full-text).

Short essays about the lives and works of important authors from around the world. (Full-text).

Electronic books about authors of novels, stories and poems. (Full-text).

The complete encyclopedia, plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an atlas, and timelines. (Full-text).

An award-winning encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. (Full-text).

Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).

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