Title

Author

Call Number

Year

 

 

 

 

English & Old English Languages 420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A browser's dictionary, and native's guide to the unknown American language /

Ciardi, John

REF 422 CIA

1980

 

Word origins and their romantic stories.

Funk, Wilfred John, 1883-1965.

REF 422 FUN

1950

 

Origins :

Partridge, Eric, 1894-

REF 422 PAR

1958

 

Southpaws and sunday punches :

Ammer, Christine.

REF 422.03 AMM

1993

 

Dictionary of word origins /

Ayto, John.

REF 422.03 AYT

1991

 

A second browser's dictionary, and native's guide to the unknown American language /

Ciardi, John

REF 422.03 CIA

1983

 

The roots of English :

Claiborne, Robert

REF 422.03 CLA

1989

 

Dictionary of word and phrase origins /

Morris, William, 1913-

REF 422.03 MOR

1962

 

Dictionary of word and phrase origins /

Morris, William, 1913-

REF 422.03 MOR

1962

 

The Oxford dictionary of English etymology.

Burchfield, R. W.

REF 422.03 ONI

1967

 

Devious derivations :

Rawson, Hugh.

REF 422.03 RAW

1994

 

Dictionary of foreign terms /

Mawson, C. O. Sylvester (Christopher Orlando Sylvester), 1870-1938.

REF 422.2 MAW

1975

 

       Dictionaries 423

 

 

 

The library has 23 various English Language Dictionaries

 

 

 

       Other English Dictionaires 423.1

 

 

 

Bernstein's reverse dictionary /

Bernstein, Theodore Menline

REF 423.1 BER

1975

 

Abbreviations dictionary.

De Sola, Ralph, 1908-

REF 423.1 DES

1978

 

A dictionary of modern American usage /

Garner, Bryan A.

REF 423.1 GAR

1998

 

The dictionary of eponyms :

Hendrickson, Robert, 1933-

REF 423.1 HEN

1985

 

How not to say what you mean:  a dictionary of euphemisms

Holder, R.W.

REF 423.1 HOL

2002

 

Descriptionary /

McCutcheon, Marc

REF 423.1 MCC

2000

 

The Oxford dictionary of idioms/

Siefring, Judith

REF 423.1 OXF

2004

 

The Cambridge guide to English usage /

Peters, Pam

REF 423.1 PET

2004

 

Roget's desk thesaurus.

 

REF 423.1 ROG

0

 

Roget's international thesaurus.

Chapman, Robert L.

REF 423.1 ROG

1992

 

Marvelous monikers :

Tuleja, Tad, 1944-

REF 423.1 TUL

1990

 

      Synonyms 424

 

 

 

Funk & Wagnalls modern guide to synonyms and related words;

Hayakawa, S. I. (Samuel Ichiye), 1906-

REF 424 FUN

1968

 

The synonym finder.

Rodale, J. I. (Jerome Irving), 1898-1971, ed.

REF 424 ROD

1961

 

       Grammar 425

 

 

 

The pocket idiot's guide to grammer & punctuation

Stevenson, Jay.

REF 425 STE

2005

 

       Slang & American Language 427

 

 

 

A dictionary of new words.

Lerner, Sid.

REF 427 LER

1993

 

A concise dictionary of slang and unconventional English :

Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

REF 427 PAR

1990

 

NTC's dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions.

Spears, Richard A.

REF 427 SPE

1989

 

Dictionary of American slang /

Wentworth, Harold, 1904-

REF 427.09 WEN

1975

 

New dictionary of American slang /

Chapman, Robert L.

REF 427.973 CHA

1986

 

Thesaurus of American slang /

Chapman, Robert L.

REF 427.973 CHA

1989

 

I hear America talking :

Flexner, Stuart Berg.

REF 427.973 FLE

1976

 

The American language :

Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

REF 427.973 MEN

1923

 

       English Usage 428

 

 

 

Dos, don'ts & maybes of English usage /

Bernstein, Theodore Menline

REF 428 BER

1977

 

Webster's dictionary of English usage.

 

REF 428 WEB

1989

 

1100 words you need to know /

Bromberg, Murray.

REF 428.1 BRO

1993

 

Is there a cow in Moscow? :

Elster, Charles Harrington

REF 428.1 ELS

1990

 

There is no zoo in zoology, and other beastly mispronounciations :

Elster, Charles Harrington

REF 428.1 ELS

1988

 

A hog on ice and other curious expressions /

Funk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957.

REF 428.1 FUN

1985

 

Britannica book of English usage /

Gibney, Frank, 1924-

REF 428.2 BRI

1980

 

A writer's reference /

Hacker, Diana, 1942-

REF 428.2 HAC

1999

 

The handbook of good English /

Johnson, Edward D., 1935-

REF 428.2 JOH

1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literature, Rhetoric & Criticism 800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encyclopedia of literary critics and criticism /2 vols.

Murray, Chris

REF 801.9503 ENC

1999

 

Benet's reader's encyclopedia.

 

REF 803 BEN

1987

 

Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable.

Evans, Ivor H.

REF 803 BRE

1989

 

The dictionary of phrase and fable, giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell /

Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham

REF 803 BRE

1978

 

Columbia dictionary of modern European literature /

Bede, Jean Albert.

REF 803 COL

1980

 

The little English handbook : choices and conventions

Corbett, Edward P. J.

REF 808 COR

1998

 

The Facts on File dictionary of classical, biblical, and literary allusions /

Lass, Abraham Harold, 1907-

REF 803 FAC

1987

 

Great books of the Western World /55 vols.

Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-

REF 808 GRE

1952

 

The Great ideas program./ 10 vols

Adler, Mortimer Jerome

REF 808 GRE

1959

 

       Research Tools 808.02

 

 

 

Bird by bird :

Lamott, Anne.

REF 808.02 LAM

1994

 

10 steps in writing the research paper /

Markman, Roberta H.

REF 808.02 MAR

1994

 

The term paper :

Mulkerne, Donald J. D.

REF 808.02 MUL

1983

 

The Mentor guide to writing term papers and reports

Paxson, William C.

REF 808.02 PAX

1988

 

Writing research papers :

Weidenborner, Stephen.

REF 808.02 WEI

1982

 

The Writer's handbook.

Olsen, Udia G.

REF 808.025 WRI

1936

 

The Chicago manual of style.

 

REF 808.027 CHI

1993, 2003

 

Mastering APA Style:  student's workbook and training guide

Gelfand, Harold

REF 808.027 GEL

2002

 

MLA handbook for writers of research papers /

Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942-

REF 808.027 GIB

2003

 

The Associated Press stylebook and libel manual :

Goldstein, Norm, ed.

REF 808.027 GOL

1998

 

How to prepare a great college application /

Ripple, G. Gary

REF 808.042 RIP

1991

 

A handbook for scholars /

Van Leunen, Mary-Claire

REF 808.042 VAN

1978

 

On writing well :

Zinsser, William Knowlton

REF 808.042 ZIN

1990

 

       Poetry 808.1

 

 

 

The poet's dictionary :

Packard, William

REF 808.1 PAC

1989

 

Poet's market.

 

REF 808.1 POE

1986

 

       Quotations 808.8

 

 

 

Familiar quotations./ 4 vols.

Bartlett, John, 1820-1905.

REF 808.8 B

1855

 

The Macmillan dictionary of quotations.

Macmillan Publishing Co..

REF 808.8 MAC

1989

 

A New dictionary of quotations on historical principles from ancient and modern sources /

Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956, ed.

REF 808.8 ME

1942

 

The Oxford dictionary of quotations.

 

REF 808.8 OXF

1979

 

Simpson's contemporary quotations /

Simpson, James Beasley.

REF 808.8 SIM

1988

 

Golden treasury of the familiar /

Woods, Ralph Louis, 1904-

REF 808.8 WOO

1980

 

       Detective Stories 808.8016

 

 

 

Encyclopedia of mystery and detection /

Penzler, Otto.

REF 808.8016 STE

1976

 

Killer books :

Swanson, Jean (Jean R.)

REF 808.8016 SWA

1998

 

       Plays 808.82

 

 

 

Index to plays in collections :

Ottemiller, John H. (John Henry), 1916-1968.

REF 808.82 OTT

1964

 

Play index, 1953-1982 / 6 vols.

Fidell, Estelle A.

REF 808.82 PLA

1963

 

       Short Stories 808.83

 

 

 

Short story index : / 11 vols

Cook, Dorothy Elizabeth, 1890-1959.

REF 808.83 SHO

1953

 

 

 

 

The Viking book of aphorisms :

Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), ed.

REF 808.88 AUD

1962

 

Dictionary of foreign phrases and abbreviations /

Guinagh, Kevin, 1897- comp.

REF 808.88 DIC

1972

 

       World Literature 809

 

 

 

Cassell's encyclopaedia of world literature / 2 vols.

Steinberg, S. H. (Sigfrid Henry), 1899-1969.

REF 809 CAS

1954

 

Timetables of world literature /

Kurian, George Thomas.

REF 809.002 KUR

2002

 

European authors, 1000-1900 :

Kunitz, Stanley, 1905- ed.

REF 809.034 KUN

1967

 

World authors, 1950-1990/ 6 vols.

Colby, Vineta

REF 809.04 COL

1985

 

Authors today and yesterday :

Haycraft, Howard, 1905- joint ed.

REF 809.04 KUN

1933

 

Living authors :

Kunitz, Stanley, 1905- ed.

REF 809.04 TAN

1931

 

Young adult poetry :

Schwedt, Rachel E., 1944-

REF 809.10071 SCH

2002

 

The reader's encyclopedia of world drama /

Gassner, John, 1903-1967.

REF 809.2 GAS

1969

 

Modern world drama :

Matlaw, Myron, 1924-

REF 809.2 MAT

1972

 

Thematic guide to popular short stories /

Smith, Patrick A., 1967-

REF 809.3 SMI

2002

 

Detectionary :

Lachman, Marvin

REF 809.3872 DET

1977

 

Who's who in spy fiction /

McCormick, Donald, 1911-

REF 809.3872 MCC

1977

 

The social impact of the novel :

Johnson, Claudia D.

REF 809.39355 JOH

2002

 

Twentieth century authors / 2 vols.

Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-

REF 809.4 KUN

1979

 

Encyclopedia of Holocaust literature /

Patterson, David

REF 809.93358 PAT

2002

 

The dictionary of imaginary places /

Manguel, Alberto

REF 809.93372 MAN

1980

 

The Arthurian encyclopedia /

Ashe, Geoffrey.

REF 809.9351 ART

1986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Literature in English 810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Reader's encyclopedia of American literature /

Herzberg, Max J. (Max John), 1886- ed.

REF 810.3 HER

1962

 

The Heath anthology of American literature / 2vols.

Bruce-Novoa, 1944-

REF 810.8 LAU

1994

 

The Penguin companion to American literature /

Bradbury, Malcolm ed.

REF 810.9 BRA

1971

 

Cambridge history of American literature /

Bercovitch, Sacvan

REF 810.9 CAM

1993

 

Columbia literary history of the United States /

Baker, Houston A.

REF 810.9 COL

1988

 

Columbia literary history of the United States /

Baker, Houston A.

REF 810.9 COL

1988

 

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature

Nelson, Emmanuel S.

REF810.9 GRE

2005

 

The Oxford companion to American literature /3 vols.

Hart, James David, 1911-

REF 810.9 HAR

1965 1983 1995

Literature and the environment /

Hart, George.

REF 810.9 LIT

2004

 

Literary history of the U.S.

Spiller, Robert E.

REF 810.9 SPI

1957

 

Literary history of the United States / 2 vols.

Spiller, Robert Ernest, 1896- ed.

REF 810.9 SPI

1974

 

Race and racism in literature

Wilson, Charles E., 1961-

REF 810.9 WIL

2005

 

Contemporary American authors / 2 vols

Millett, Fred Benjamin, 1890-

REF 810.90052 MIL

1940

 

A Library of literary criticism :

Curley, Dorothy Nyren, ed.

REF 810.90052 NYR

1960

 

Harvard guide to contemporary American writing /

Braudy, Leo.

REF 810.90054 HOF

1979

 

American authors, 1600-1900 :

Haycraft, Howard, 1905- joint ed.

REF 810.92 KUN

1938

 

American writers/ 11 vols.

Litz, A. Walton.

REF 810.92 UNG

1974

 

The companion to southern literature :

Flora, Joseph M.

REF 810.9975 COM

2002

 

The New Oxford book of American verse /

Ellmann, Richard, 1918-

REF 811.082 ELL

1976

 

Encyclopedia of American poetry/ 2 vols

Haralson, Eric L.

REF 811.309 ENC

1998

 

Crowell's handbook of contemporary American poetry.

Malkoff, Karl.

REF 811.5409 MAL

1973

 

Understanding Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God:  a student casebook to issues, sources and historical documents

Lester, Neal A.

REF 813.52 LES

1999

 

Understanding O Pioneers! And My Anonia:  a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents

Meyering, Sheryl L., 1948 -

REF 813.52 MEY

2002

 

The Oxford companion to Mark Twain

Camfield, Gregg

REF 818.409 OXF

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English & Old English Literatures 820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Feminist companion to literature in English :

Blain, Virginia.

REF 820.09287 BLA

1990

 

The Oxford companion to English literature.

Drabble, Margaret, 1939-

REF 820.3 DRA

1985

 

The Concise Oxford dictionary of English literature.

Eagle, Dorothy.

REF 820.3 EAG

1970

 

The Oxford companion to English literature /

Harvey, Paul, Sir, 1869-1948

REF 820.3 HAR

1967

 

The Oxford companion to Irish literature /

Stewart, Bruce, Dr.

REF 820.3 WEL

1995

 

The College survey of English literature /

Witherspoon, Alexander M. (Alexander Maclaren), 1894- ed.

REF 820.8 WIT

1951

 

The Cambridge bibliography of English literature /  5 vols.

Bateson, Frederick Wilse, 1901-

REF 820.9 CAM

1940

 

Cambridge guide to literature in English /

Ousby, Ian, 1947-

REF 820.9 CAM

1993

 

Contemporary British literature :

Manly, John Matthews, 1865-1940.

REF 820.9 MAN

1940

 

Library of literary criticism of English and American authors through the beginning of the twentieth century/ 4 vols.

Moulton, Charles Wells, 1859-1913.

REF 820.9 MOU

1966

 

A history of English literature.

Quennell, Peter, 1905-

REF 820.9 QUE

1973

 

Crowell's handbook of Elizabethan & Stuart literature /

Ruoff, James E.

REF 820.9 RUO

1975

 

The concise Cambridge bibliography of English literature, 600-1950 /

Watson, George, 1927-

REF 820.9 WAT

1958

 

British authors before 1800 :

Haycraft, Howard, 1905- joint ed.

REF 820.92 KUN

1952

 

British authors of the nineteenth century /

Haycraft, Howard, 1905- joint ed.

REF 820.92 KUN

1936

 

       British Poetry 821

 

 

 

The Columbia history of British poetry /

Woodring, Carl, 1919-

REF 821.009 WOO

1993

 

The Home book of verse / 3 vols.

Stevenson, Burton Egbert, 1872-1962, comp.

REF 821.08 ST

1945

 

A Treasury of great poems :

Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977, ed.

REF 821.08 UN

1942

 

Great writers of the English language /

Vinson, James, 1933-

REF 821.092 GRE

1979

 

The Oxford companion to Chaucer

Gray, douglas, 1930 -

REF 821.1 OXF

2003

 

Shakespeare's Sonnets /

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

REF 821.3 SHA

1977

 

The Oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry in English /

Hamilton, Ian, 1905-

REF 821.9109 OXF

1994

 

Great writers of the English language /

Vinson, James, 1933-

REF 822.092 GRE

1979

 

       Shakespeare 822.3

 

 

 

Dictionary of Shakespeare /

McConnell, Louise

REF 822.3 MCC

2000

 

William Shakespeare :

Schoenbaum, S. (Samuel), 1927-

REF 822.33 B SCH

1975

 

A Shakespeare commentary / 2 vols.

Baker, Arthur Ernest

REF 822.33 F BAK

1938

 

Who's who in Shakespeare /

Quennell, Peter, 1905-

REF 822.33 F QUE

1973

 

The complete dictionary of Shakespeare quotations /

Browning, D. C., comp.

REF 822.33 G BRO

1991

 

Shakespeare lexicon and quotation dictionary/ 2 vols.

Schmidt, Alexander, 1816-1887

REF 822.33 G SCH

1971

 

Home book of Shakespeare quotations :

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

REF 822.33 H SHA

1937

 

Speak the speech :

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

REF 822.33 MAR

1993

 

All things Shakespeare/ 2 vols.

Olsen, Kirstin

REF 822.33 OLS

2002

 

The Oxford companion to Shakespeare /

Dobson, Michael, 1960-

REF 822.33 SHA DOB

2001

 

Shakespeare, an illustrated dictionary /

Wells, Stanley W., 1930-

REF 822.33 WEL

1978

 

       Novelists 823

 

 

 

Achebe the orator:  the art of persuasion in Chinua Achebe's novels

Okechukwu, Chinwe

REF 823 OKE

2001

 

The Columbia history of the British novel /

Richetti, John J.

REF 823.009 COL

1994

 

Contemporary novelists /

Vinson, Jaes, 1921-

REF 823.03 VIN

1976

 

The mystery lover's companion /

Bourgeau, Art.

REF 823.087209 BOU

1986

 

Understanding Things fall apart:  a student casebook to issues, sources and historical documents

Ogbaa, Kalu

REF 823.21 OGB

1999

 

Novelists and prose writers /

Kirkpatrick, D. L.

REF 823.092 GRE

1979

 

Ulysses / 3 vols.

Joyce, James, 1882-1941

REF 823.912 JOY

1975

 

 

 

 

A companion to Old and Middle English literature /

Lambdin, Laura C.

REF 829.09 LAM

2002