- Journal articles from academic databases (click here for section one).
- Books. Print and electronic (eBooks) books (click here for section two).
- Critical and biographical Web sites (click here for section three).
SECTION ONE: Journal articles from academic databases. <back to page top>
Literary topics are among the more difficult to research in online databases. To assist you in this, the following are specific recommendations regarding Thomas Hardy.
| DATABASE |
SEARCH
TERMS |
RESULTS |
| Academic Search Premier | thomas hardy Perform the basic search. Use the checkboxes to search limit your search to "Full Text," and "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals." |
Provides a number of relevant items. |
| Arts & Sciences Collection | thomas hardy JSTOR, the search system for Arts & Sciences Collection, searches within its various journal "collections" (click here for details). |
Provides a number of reviews. |
| Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online | hardy, thomas Perform the default search. |
Provides a significant number of poems. |
| Contemporary
Authors |
thomas hardy Perform the default search. |
Provides a profile of the author's life and works. Includes an extensive list for further reading about the author. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | thomas hardy Perform the default search. |
Provides a primary encyclopedia article, several related articles and a number of Web sites. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | thomas hardy Perform the Keyword search, NOT the Subject search. Use the checkboxes to search limit your search "to articles with text" and "to refereed publication." |
Provides a large number of worthy items. |
| Literature Resource Center | thomas hardy Perform the default (author) search. After you perform your search, select each of the tabs for biography, criticisms, Web links, and journal articles (many are full-text). |
Provides a small number of quality documents. |
| netLibrary | thomas hardy Perform the basic search and select the Full Text checkbox. |
Provides a good number of eBooks that focus on the author and his works. |
| Research Library Complete | thomas hardy Perform the basic search. Set the "Database" drop-down menu to "Interdisciplinary -Research Library." Use the checkboxes to search limit your search to "Full text articles only" and "Scholarly journals." |
Provides a good number of excellent items. |
| Scribner's | Select “Writers A-Z” and click on the Hardy, Thomas link.
|
Provides an essay about the author and his works, along with a bibliography and a supplement. |
| SIRS Renaissance | thomas hardy Perform the
"Quick Search." |
Provides a small number of excellent items. |
| Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors | Select “Writers A-Z” and click on the Hardy, Thomas link. |
Provides a number of quality items. |
SECTION TWO: Troy Library book holdings. <back to page top>
- The following bibliography
is for selected holdings. For complete holdings consult the Online Catalog.
- Circulating books
not available at your local library may be requested by interlibrary
loan.
- eBooks are electronic
books that Troy makes available (immediately) to its users worldwide
via the Internet.
Character as motivation in Jude the obscure
PR4746P45x
Location: Troy, AL;Dothan; MontgomeryThomas Hardy: his life and work
PR4753H24 1972
Location: Troy, ALThomas Hardy: the poetic structure
PR4754B73
Location: Troy, AL; DothanThe Cambridge companion to Thomas Hardy
PR4754C23 1999
Location: Dothan -
Thomas Hardy and rural England
PR4754W48 1972
Location: Troy, AL; Phenix CityThe trumpet-major, John Loveday: a soldier in the war with Buonaparte and Robert his brother, first mate in the merchant service: a tale
PR4750 T7X, 1966
Location: Troy, ALReturn of the native
Location: eBookThe woodlanders
Location: eBookThe three strangers
Location: eBookThe mayor of Casterbridge
Location: eBookA pair of blue eyes
Location: eBookJude the obscure
Location: eBookFar from the madding crowd
Location: eBookTess of the D'Urbervilles
Location: eBookThomas Hardy: the excluded and collaborative stories
Location: eBookCancelled words: rediscovering Thomas Hardy
Location: eBookThe complete critical guide to Thomas Hardy
Location: eBookThe life of Thomas Hardy: a critical biography
Location: eBookThomas Hardy: the critical heritage
Location: eBook
Thomas Hardy's tragic poetry: the lyrics and the dynasts
Location: eBook
SECTION THREE: Critical and biographical Web sites. <back to page top>
- Hardy’s World
http://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/english/hardy
- Thomas Hardy (1840-
1928)
http://kirjasto.sci.fi/thardy.htm
- Thomas Hardy
http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?45442B7C000C070408
- Thomas Hardy
http://pages.ripco.net/~mws/hardy.html
- Thomas Hardy
http://www.mastertexts.com/index.php?PageName=AuthorDetails&ID=235
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