English literature books are shelved on Level 4 of the Central Library. We use the Library of Congress classification system for arrangement.
Every item in the Library has a unique call number which can be found by using the Library Catalogue.
Books which are in high demand for particular courses are held on High Demand. To see the list for your course, type the course code into the Course code search in the Library Catalogue, eg ENGL 109
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English Literature |
| 1 - 78 | Literary History and criticism |
| 111 - 116 | Women Authors |
| 161 - 479 | By Period |
| 171 - 236 | Anglo-Saxon (to 1066) |
| 251 - 369 | Medieval . Middle English (1066-1500) |
| 401 - 479 | Early Modern |
| 421 - 429 | Elizabethan era 1550-1640 |
| 431 - 439 | 17th century |
| 441 - 449 | 18th century |
| 451 - 469 | 19th century |
| 471 - 479 | 20th century |
| 500 - 978 | By Form |
| 500 - 611 | Poetry |
| 521 - 611 | by period |
| 621 - 739 | Drama |
| 641 - 739 | by period |
| 750 - 885 | Prose |
| 767 - 808 | by period |
| 821 - 885 | Prose fiction. The novel. |
| 901 - 907 | Oratory |
| 908 | Diaries |
| 911 - 917 | Letters |
| 921 - 927 | Essays |
| 931 - 937 | Wit and humour |
| 951 - 981 | Folk literature |
| 1098 - 1369 | Collections of English Literature |
| 1119 - 1150 | By period |
| 1170 - 1227 | Poetry |
| 1241 - 1273 | Drama |
| 1281 - 1309 | Prose (general) |
| Writers are arranged A-Z in the following | |
| 1490 -1799 | Anglo Saxon Literature |
| e.g. 1580 - 1588 | Beowulf |
| 1803 - 2165 | Anglo-Norman. Middle English |
| e.g. 1901 - 1951 | Chaucer |
| 2199 - 3195 | Early Modern (Renaissance) |
| e.g. 2750 - 3112 | Shakespeare |
| 3291 - 3785 | 17th and 18th centuries (1640 - 1770) |
| e.g. 3400 - 3408 | Daniel Defoe |
| 3991 - 5990 | 19th century, 1770/1800 - 1890/1900 |
| e.g. 4030 - 4038 | Jane Austen |
| e.g. 4550 - 4595 | Charles Dickens |
| 6000 - 6049 | 1900-1960 |
| e.g. 6019 .O9 | James Joyce |
| 6050 - 6076 | 1961- |
| 8309 - 9680 | Regional Literature |
| 8599 - 8697 | Scottish Literature |
| 9180 - 9199 | Canadian Literature [in storage but still accessible via the catalogue] |
| 9340 - 9347 | Anglo-African Literature |
| 9400 - 9499 | Australian Literature |
| 9500 - 9694 | New Zealand Literature |
| 9695 | Pacific literature |
| 9700 - 9725 | Anglo-Indian Literature |
Some older or less frequently used books and paper journals are held in Storage. These can be browsed in person by appointment.
To make an appointment, please email library staff