Literature: Literary Primary Sources

Basic search: Select "Primary Texts" and use the main search bar.
Advanced search: Limit to All Primary Texts, or search only Poetry, Drama, or Prose.

Method 1: Browse by “Full-Text Classics”

Method 2: Advanced Search:
a) Search Modes: click on SmartText Searching
b) Limit your results to Full Text
c) Document Type: select appropriate type (Short Story; Poem; etc.)
d) Language: English (recommended)
e) On the results page, other limiters may be applied as desired

Method 1: Works Search
a) enter the name if known, or click on Full Text
b) Select Type of Work from drop-down menu
c) Add other limiters as desired (Century; Author Gender; Author Nationality; Author Ethnicity)
d) This is a browse search. Results cannot be limited or sorted.

Method 2: Advanced Search
a) Click on Full Text
b) Select Content Type: Primary Sources & Literary Works
c) Select Document Type to suit need (Poem; Short Story; etc.)
d) Run the search and on results page, add more limiters as desired

Conduct a basic search for the type of primary source needed to browse available eBooks, for example “short stories” or poems or poetry.

Use Advanced Search.
a) Search Modes: click on SmartText Searching
b) Limit your results to Full Text
c) Conduct a basic search for type of primary source, e.g. “short stories”
d) To limit, find “Category” on the results page. Choose “fiction/general” or other appropriate category.