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English and American Language and Literature

American Literary and Drama Reviews: An Index to Late 19th Century Periodicals
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Coverage: 1880-1900

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL)
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Cambridge bibliography of English literature. Vol. 4: 1800 -1900. 3rd ed. Cambridge; NY: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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Often includes a selection of contemporary book reviews for major authors
Coverage: 1800-1900

Fiction Core Collection
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Godey's Lady's Book
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A guide to critical reviews of United States fiction, 1870- 1910
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Coverage: 1870-1910

Index to Book Reviews in England, 1749-1774
Index to Book Reviews in England, 1775-1800
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Coverage: 1749-1800

The literary and historical index to American magazines, 1800- 1850
The literary index to American magazines, 1850-1900
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Book reviews are listed under the author's name and preceded by rev
Coverage 1800-1900

Literary reviews in British periodicals, 1789-1797 : a bibliography : with a supplementary list of general (non-review) articles on literary subjects
Literary reviews in British periodicals, 1798-1820; a bibliography with a supplementary list of general (non-review) articles on literary subjects
Literary reviews in British periodicals, 1821-1826 : a bibliography with a supplementary list of general (non-review) articles on literary subjects
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Coverage 1789-1826

Literary writings in America: a bibliography (1850-1940)
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The volumes are a printed card file (about 250,000 cards) resulting from a WPA project attempting to list all U.S. creative literature, including books and periodical articles, published 1850-1940. Not always complete or accurate but a valuable source especially for little-known writers. Book reviews are listed by authors of books and by names of reviewers. 8 v.
Coverage: 1850-1940

Making of America (MoA)
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Try search terms review and in the next box author name (Henry James, say; using double quotes does not seem to make a difference
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Coverage: 1830-1902

The New Moulton's library of literary criticism
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v. 1. Medieval-early Renaissance -- v. 2. William Shakespeare --v. 3. Elizabethan-Caroline -- v. 4. Restoration-early Georgian -- v. 5. Georgian -- v. 6. Late Georgian-Romantic -- v. 7. Early Victorian -- v. 8. Mid-Victorian -- v. 9. Late Victorian -- v. 10. Late Victorian-Edwardian -- v. 11. Biographical supplement and index.
Coverage: Medieval Period to 1904

The Romantics Reviewed; Contemporary Reviews of British Romantic Writers
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Coverage: Mid-1700s to the mid-1800s>

Science Fiction Book Review Index, 1923-1973
Science Fiction Book Review Index, 1974-1979
Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Index, 1980-1984
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Coverage: 1923-1984

Twentieth century British literature; a reference guide and bibliography
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Mostly scholarly criticism and also some reviews of twentieth-century authors from Britain and its former colonies
Coverage: 1900-1980s

Victorian Studies Bibliography
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The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900
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Also available in C19: The Nineteenth Century Index

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online 1971- 2002
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or search without using the terms "book review" or "review article" or "review essay"
Titles have a standard "Reviews" section listing a variety of reviews with bibliographic information.
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