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Format Resource Title Contributor Source Date Published
Other Course: Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/literature-and-creative…
eBooks The William Blake calendar, selected by T. Wright. https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
Essays John Webster: A Darker Playwright for Renaissance England Kate O'Connor
Essays Geoffrey Chaucer: The Father of Modern English? Colleen Curran
Essays Early Modern Drama on the Page and Stage Emma Smith
Essays Shakespeare's Contemporary dramatists Emma Smith
eBooks A Modest Proposal ... https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/swift/jonathan/s97m/
eBooks Poems upon several occasions, : English, Italian, and Latin, with translations, https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
Audio Mary Leapor Jennifer Batt https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
Video Mary Leapor Jennifer Batt https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
Pictures A Map of Lilliput https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Pictures The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Cover https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/
Video DH Lawrence 7. Reception History Catherine Brown https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
Audio DH Lawrence 7. Reception History Catherine Brown https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
Audio DH Lawrence 6. Birds, Beasts and Children Catherine Brown https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
Video DH Lawrence 6. Birds, Beasts and Children Catherine Brown https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
eBooks The history of the renowned Prince Arthur, King of Britain; ... (v 2) https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The history of the renowned Prince Arthur, King of Britain; ... (v 1) https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks La Mort d'Arthure .. (v 1) https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Morte Darthur https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Canterbury tales https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks A treatise on the astrolabe : addressed to his son Lowys https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks William Blake, a critical essay https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The Poems of William Blake https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The works of Thomas Middleton.. (v 4) https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The works of Thomas Middleton.. (v 3) https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The seven deadlie sinns of London https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Plays by Thomas Dekker https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The table talk of Samuel Johnson https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Stories, dreams and allegories [1923 ed] https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Stories, dreams and allegories [1924 ed.] https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks A collection of articles about Swift, and reviews of books by and about him, taken mainly from 19th century periodicals https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks A letter from a member of the House of Commons in Ireland to a member of the House of Commons in England, concerning the sacramental test https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks A letter to a young gentleman, lately enter'd into holy orders. By a person of quality. It is certainly known, that the following treatise was writ in Ireland by ... Dr. Swift, https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks A serious and useful scheme, to make an hospital for incurables, of universal benefit to all His Majesty's subjects. .. https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The conduct of the allies, and of the late ministry, in beginning and carrying on the present war https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Love's graduate : a comedy https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Marlowe, a conspectus https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Hero and Leander https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The poems of Robert Greene, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Christopher Marlowe's tragedy of Edward the Second https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Christopher Marlowe (works of) https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The Poetical Works of John Milton https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks George Eliot's poetry, and other studies. https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The Mill on the Floss https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks The Spanish gypsy, a poem by George Eliot https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Daniel Deronda https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks
eBooks Middlemarch: a study of provincial life https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks