E-resources and databases
starting with "Eighteenth"
- Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
This comprehensive digital collection includes every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, along with thousands of important works from the Americas, between 1701 and 1800. From books and directories to bibles and sheet music to sermons and pamphlets, ECCO features a variety of works by many well-know and lesser-know authors. Most titles are in English, however scholars will also find material in French, German, Latin, Ancient Greek, Italian and Welsh. Included are works from women writers of the 18th Century, collections on the French Revolution, and numerous editions of the works of Shakespeare. Multiple editions of each individual work are offered to enable scholars to make textual comparisons of the works.
- Eighteenth Century Drama: Censorship, Society and the Stage
Delve into the theatrical world of eighteenth century society and explore how the Larpent plays reflect the politics of the time, the role of women, views on race and religion, opinions on empire, and European and British history. Eighteenth Century Drama features three distinct areas:
- Primary source documents; the focus of which is the Larpent collection of plays and Anna Larpent's Diaries
- The London Stage Database; and
- The Biographical Dictionary Database.
Authorised for ANU alumni access - Eighteenth Century Journals I, c1685-1835 (Bodleian Library, Oxford)
The collection provides digital versions of content originally in Adam Matthew Publication’s microfilm project Eighteenth Century Journals from the Hope Collection in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. It includes journals written for and by women and journals dealing with eighteenth-century drama, providing insights into London life during the period.
Authorised for ANU alumni access - Eighteenth Century Journals II, c1685-1835 (Ransom Center, University of Texas)
The collection is based on the holdings of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas, Austin. As one of the finest collections of rare 17th and 18th century British periodicals in the world, it contains newspapers, magazines, journals, almanacs on diverse themes - politics, theatre and arts, mercantile and trading, current affairs, and literature.
Authorised for ANU alumni access - Eighteenth Century Journals III, c1685-1835 (B.L. Colindale and Cambridge U.)
Materials for Eighteenth Century Journals III are drawn from two sources: the British Newspaper Library at Colindale, London and Cambridge University Library. This section focuses on journals published outside of London. The inclusion of Canadian, Caribbean and Indian journals allows users to explore the ways in which major world events were reported in different areas of the globe. There are also a large number of Irish journals and British provincial publications.
Authorised for ANU alumni access - Eighteenth Century Journals IV, c1685-1835 (Chetham's & Botherton Libraries)
The collection consists of material sourced primarily from Chetham’s Library in Manchester. A collection of rare magazines and newspapers, literary periodicals and political journals have been included to chart the transformation of Manchester during a time of rapid industrialisation and political turmoil. These varied sources are supplemented by a selection of periodicals, many European, from the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds.
Authorised for ANU alumni access - Eighteenth Century Journals V, 1712-1835 (Birmingham, B.L., Cambridge, Moores)
Eighteenth Century Journals V includes the full run of The Lady’s Magazine, 1770-1832 from the British Library, Birmingham Central Library and Cambridge University Library. Readers of the magazine today can trace shifts in public opinion, taste, culture and political climate, making it a major source for scholars of gender, social and literary studies and an invaluable source for any scholar of the eighteenth century.
Authorised for ANU alumni access