The Library has a huge range of print and e-Book titles to meet your needs.
Print books can be a great place to start your research, but remember that demand can be high, so you'll need to plan in advance.
e-Books are a quick and easy way to access material. They are available on or off-campus and can be used 24 hours a day. If you own a tablet device, these books can be viewed easily wherever you have a connection to the internet. These titles also allow limited printing.
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Here's a video guide for Ebook Central
Here's an Accessibility Guide to Ebook Central e-books
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Reading Lists Online provides access to the reading lists for your modules, as provided by your lecturers. Find your lists by searching for module names, module codes or by your lecturer's name. You can also follow the Reading Lists Online link from your module's Moodle page. See the how-to video HERE.
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If the Library does not have a book which you need to study and it is more than six months since it was published we may be able to borrow it on your behalf from another Library.
This is know as an Inter-Library loan and there is information about this service here.
Use the form here to suggest a book which you wish to study but we do not have in stock - we will be happy to consider your suggestion
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Language (400s) |
Linguistics |
Literature (800s) |
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English |
420 |
Corpus Linguistics |
428.00 |
American Literature |
810s |
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English Dictionaries |
423 |
English Language |
420 |
English Literature |
820s |
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Etymology |
412 |
Grammar (English) |
425 & 428.2 |
Drama : American |
812 |
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Etymology : English |
422 |
History of English Language |
420 |
Drama : English |
822 |
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Grammar (English) |
425 & 428.2 |
Language |
400s |
Drama : Shakespeare |
822.33 |
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Lexicography |
413.028 |
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401.93 |
Fiction : American |
813 |
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Linguistics |
410 |
Fiction : English |
823 |
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Linguistics : Applied |
418 |
Poetry : American |
811 |
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Phonology & Phonetics |
414 |
Poetry : English |
821 |
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Psycholinguistics |
401.9 |
Screen Writing |
808.23 |
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Sociolinguistics |
306.44 |
Stylistics |
808.0427 |
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Spoken Discourse |
415 |
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The first full-length study of the reception of John Milton's (1608-74) writings in the Arab-Muslim world, this book examines the responses of Arab-Muslim readers to Milton's works, and in particular, to his epic poem: Paradise Lost. It contributes to knowledge of the history, development, and ways in which early modern writings are read and understood by Muslims. By mapping the literary and more broadly cultural consequences of the censure, translation and abridgement of Milton's works in the Arab-Muslim world.
Some Key Book Chapters on your Reading Lists will have been scanned and placed on our Digital Library.
