RichmondCC Library: British Literature: Books

Featured Books

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Book Collections

Print Books
eBooks

Print books are shelved upstairs in the Library by subject area. Each book has a label attached to the spine with an alphanumeric code, known as the call number The following suggests the call number ranges for this class:

PR: English Literature
1 - 56: Literary history and criticism
57 - 78: Criticism
111 - 116: Women authors
125 - 138.5: Relations to other literatures and countries
171 - 488: Critical and historical works
500 - 614: Critical and historical works: Poetry
621 - 744: Critical and historical works: Drama
750 - 890: Critical and historical works: Novel
901 - 907.2: Oratory
908: Diaries
911 - 918: Letters
921 - 928: Essays
931 - 938: Wit and humor
951 - 981: Folk literature
1098 - 1369: Collections of English literature
1490 - 1799: Anglo-Saxon literature
1803 - 2165: Anglo-Norman period. Early English. Middle English
2199 - 3195: English Renaissance (1500-1640)
3291 - 3785: 17th and 18th centuries (1640-1770)
3991 - 5990: 19th century, 1770/1800-1890/1900
6000 - 6049: 1900 - 1960
6050 - 6076: 1961 - 2000
6100 - 6126: 2001 -
8309 - 9680: Provincial, local, etc.

The Library has six eBook collections from NC Live. You can access these collections off-campus using your email username and password. The collections most relevant for your needs are:

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.
ABC-CLIO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
History and literature ebooks, including the series Daily Life, Critical Companions, Literature in Context, as well as American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography.

Book Services

You have several options if we do not own a book you need.

Fill out an InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Form here . A librarian will attempt to get a book for you from another library. It may take from two (2) to four (4) weeks for it to arrive, assuming the librarian is successful in obtaining the book. You will be contacted either way.
Fill out the Purchase Request Form . We will try to buy your request. It may take a month or more for your book to be available. We give priority to academic titles.
Check out the Sandhills Regional Public Library System. The RichmondCC Library's priority is titles supporting our curriculum. We provide some popular fiction and non-fiction titles. Your public library will have more.

Not sure which option you should choose? Call us at (910) 410-1749 and ask for a librarian. Email us anytime at libref@richmondcc.edu.