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| Specific terms for gothic | Gothic fiction; Gothic revival (Literature) -- Great Britain; Gothic revival (Literature) -- United States; English literature -- 18th century; English literature -- 19th century; American literature -- 18th century ; Gothic conventions; Horror tales; Penny dreadfuls; |
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| Fiction genres | PN3427-3448 |
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| Literature General | PN1-6790 |
| Authorship | PN101-245 |
| Special relations, movements and currents of literature | PN597-605 |
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| Poetry, medieval; Literature, medieval; English literature, Middle English, 1100-1550; European literature, Renaissance, 1450-1600, English literature -- Early modern; |
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| Literature general | PN1-6790 |
| Literature Medieval | PN611-694 |
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| Specific terms for Victorian | English literature -- 19th century; Victorian period; |
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| Literature General | PN1-6790 |
| By period | PN610-779 |
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Early English Books Online is a database containing Early English works, from the first book published in English through the age of Spencer and Shakespeare this searchable, mainly fulltext database contains over 100,000 titles
