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English Literature

Latest acquisitions by Leiden University Libraries (UBL)

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Cover thumbnail for 'England's darling' : the Victorian cult of Alfred the Great /

'England's darling' : the Victorian cult of Alfred the Great /

Parker, Joanne, 1974- author.

2007. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781526130563; 1526130564

Subjects

Alfred,--King of England,--849-899--In literature.; Alfred,--King of England,--849-899--In art.; Alfred,--King of England,--849-899--Influence.; English literature--19th century--History and criticism.; Literature and history--Great Britain--History--19th century.; Kings and rulers in literature.; Kings and rulers in art.; Middle Ages in literature.; Middle Ages in art.

LC Classification

PR451

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781526104649; 1526104644

Subjects

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700.; Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Succession--History--17th century--In literature.; Great Britain--History--In literature.--Stuarts, 1603-1714; Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Succession--History--17th century--Sources.; Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714--Sources.

LC Classification

PR1119

Cover thumbnail for The Scottish legendary : towards a poetics of hagiographic narration /

The Scottish legendary : towards a poetics of hagiographic narration /

Contzen, Eva von, author.

2016. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781526100269; 1526100266

Subjects

Scottish literature--To 1700--History and criticism.; English literature--Scottish authors--History and criticism.; Scottish poetry--To 1700--History and criticism.; Saints in literature.; Religion in literature.; Christian hagiography in literature.

LC Classification

PR251

Cover thumbnail for Imagining women readers, 1789-1820 : well-regulated minds /

Imagining women readers, 1789-1820 : well-regulated minds /

De Ritter, Richard, author.

2014. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781526102133; 1526102137

Subjects

English literature--Women authors--History and criticism.; Women--Books and reading--History--Great Britain--18th century.; English literature--19th century--History and criticism.; Women--Books and reading--History--Great Britain--19th century.; Women and literature--Great Britain--History--18th century.; Women and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century.; Authors and readers--Great Britain--History--18th century.; Authors and readers--Great Britain--History--19th century.; English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

LC Classification

PR441

Cover thumbnail for Literature and politics in the English reformation /

Literature and politics in the English reformation /

Betteridge, Thomas, author.

2004. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781526130112; 1526130114

Subjects

Reformation--England.; English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.; Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1603.

LC Classification

DA310

Cover thumbnail for Popular reading in English c. 1400-1600 /

Popular reading in English c. 1400-1600 /

Salter, Elisabeth, 1972- author.

2012. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781526130648; 1526130645

Subjects

Books and reading--Great Britain--History--To 1500.; Books and reading--Great Britain--History--16th century.; Great Britain--Intellectual life--1066-1485.; Great Britain--Intellectual life--16th century.; English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.; English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

LC Classification

Z1003

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781526125675; 1526125676

Subjects

Gothic revival (Literature)--Great Britain--Sources.; English literature--18th century--History and criticism--Theory, etc.; English literature--19th century--History and criticism--Theory, etc.; Horror tales, English--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

LC Classification

PR441

Cover thumbnail for Ignorance : literature and agnoiology /

Ignorance : literature and agnoiology /

Bennett, Andrew, 1949- author.

2009. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781847792693; 1847792693

Subjects

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.; English literature--20th century--History and criticism.; Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) in literature.

LC Classification

PR451

Cover thumbnail for The Burley manuscript /

The Burley manuscript /

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2017. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781526104502; 1526104504

Subjects

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.; Manuscripts, English--History.

LC Classification

PN6249

Cover thumbnail for Gothic writing, 1750-1820 : a genealogy /

Gothic writing, 1750-1820 : a genealogy /

Miles, Robert, 1953-

2002. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-05-20

ISBN

9781526125712; 1526125714

Subjects

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.; English literature--19th century--History and criticism.; Horror tales, English--History and criticism.; Gothic revival (Literature)--Great Britain.; Discourse analysis, Literary.

LC Classification

PR441

Acquisition Date

2026-04-21

ISBN

9781526141118; 1526141116

Subjects

English literature--Irish authors--History and criticism.; Landscapes in literature.; Geography in literature.; Environmentalism in literature.; Space in literature.; English literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100--History and criticism.; English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.; Ireland--In literature.

LC Classification

PR8309

Acquisition Date

2026-04-21

ISBN

9781526113252; 1526113252

Subjects

English literature--Ireland--Dublin--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.; English literature--Irish authors--History and criticism.

LC Classification

PR8309

Acquisition Date

2026-04-21

ISBN

9781526132789; 1526132788

Subjects

Goth culture (Subculture)--Great Britain--History--20th century.; Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain--History--20th century.; Social change--Great Britain--History--20th century.; Gothic fiction (Literary genre)--History.; English literature--20th century--History and criticism.; Horror tales, English--History and criticism--Theory, etc.; World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Influence.; Great Britain--Social life and customs--1945-

LC Classification

HM621

Cover thumbnail for The existential drinker /

The existential drinker /

Earnshaw, Steven, author.

2019. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-04-21

ISBN

9781526134714; 1526134713

Subjects

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.; Drinking in literature.; Existentialism in literature.

LC Classification

PN45

Cover thumbnail for Gothic Renaissance : a reassessment /

Gothic Renaissance : a reassessment /

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2014. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-04-21

ISBN

9781526111159; 1526111152

Subjects

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.; Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English--History and criticism.; English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

LC Classification

PR421

Cover thumbnail for Queer books of late Victorian print culture /

Queer books of late Victorian print culture /

King, Frederick D., author.

2024. Book - Electronic

Acquisition Date

2026-04-21

ISBN

9781399525961; 1399525964

Subjects

English literature--19th century--History and cricitism.; Publishers and publishing--Social aspects--History--Great Britain--19th century.; Sexual minorities in literature.; Homosexuality and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century.

LC Classification

PR116.001