Rare Books for this Class
- Jane Austen, Royalty, and Works by Women Authors in our VaultDiscover works by British Women authors of the Georgian Era (1714-1837) from our collection of rare books in the library’s vault and see how they relate to Jane Austen and British Royalty.
- Handling Harvard's Special CollectionsAn excellent brief introduction to handling Rare Materials.
Encyclopedias and More
- Oxford Reference Online100 well-known and trusted dictionaries and reference books combined into a single cross-searchable web database. Includes:
Reference Books
Below are key reference books that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings.
A Jane Austen Encyclopedia by Call Number: MOH 2nd Floor Stacks ; PR4036 .A28 1998ISBN: 9780313300172Publication Date: 1998-06-30
Jane Austen in Context by Call Number: MOH 2nd Floor Stacks ; PR4036 .A283 2005ISBN: 9780521826440Publication Date: 2005-10-20
Jane Austen Companion by Call Number: MOH 2nd Floor Stacks ; PR4036.J35ISBN: 9780025455405Publication Date: 1986-07-30
A Jane Austen Companion: A Critical Survey and Reference Book by Call Number: MOH 2nd Floor Stacks ; PR4036.P53ISBN: 9780333124895Publication Date: 1972-12-31
Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford English DictionaryThe online version of the classic dictionary. An unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cook books.
