Links below are to indexes and collections from the WU Libraries A-Z Database List and reliable free-web sources and collections.
They are categorized below, but many contain varied content types, so read descriptions for more complete understanding of source content.
Reference/Background Information
Reference/Background InformationIndexes/Bibliographies
Sources that collect and organize citations to other relevant primary and secondary sources, primary. Some sources listed may also include full-text content.
- 18th ConnectA digital “aggregator,” 18thConnect gathers together information about and links to the best primary and secondary texts that are available in digital form, either freely available on the Web or available by subscription.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: British and Irish literature This link opens in a new windowOxford Bibliographies in British and Irish Literature is a reliable, selective, and authoritative guide to recommended literature, organized by the themes and topics in British and Irish literature. Each article is written by a scholar in the field and provides an overview of the topic, a narrative, bibliographic essay listing the recommended resources for that topic, each with a detailed description.
eJournals
Browse or search for specific journals in this field of study. Try finding these titles through the eJournal search.
- Eighteenth-Century Fiction
- Eighteenth-Century Life
- Eighteenth-Century Studies
- The Huntington Library Quarterly
- Restoration and 18th Century Theatre Research
- The Scriblerian and the Kit-Cats
- Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture
Primary Material
- Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) This link opens in a new windowUse Eighteenth Century Collections Online to access the digital images of every page of books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of millions of pages, the product allows researchers new methods of access to critical information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more. Learn more about this database
- Eighteenth Century Journals This link opens in a new windowBrings together rare journals printed between 1685 and 1815, illuminating all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life. The Libraries have purchased Section I, Section II and Section IV.
- Empire Online This link opens in a new windowOver 70,000 images of original documents relating to Empire Studies. The images are sourced from libraries and archives around the world, including a strong core of document images from the British Library.
- British Literary Manuscripts I, 1660-1900 This link opens in a new windowContains two databases of English facsimile (non-OCR) images of literary manuscripts, including letters and diaries, drafts of poems, plays, novels, and other literary works, and similar materials.
- Burney Collection Newspapers This link opens in a new windowFull-text. 'The newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media. The present digital collection ...totals almost 1 million pages and contains approximately 1,270 titles
- 18th ConnectA digital “aggregator,” 18thConnect gathers together information about and links to the best primary and secondary texts that are available in digital form, either freely available on the Web or available by subscription.