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November 20 , 2008
Vol. 8, No. 9

Eighteenth Century Journals

Included as part of the Library's recent Adam Matthew Digital acquisition, Eighteenth Century Journals provides access to unique and rare periodicals printed between 1685 and 1815.

Contents from Eighteenth Century Journals I and II are included in this collection which covers a range of materials depicting eighteenth-century social, politica,l and literary life.

Eighteenth Century JournalsThe collection includes materials from the Hope Collection at the Bodleian Library and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center in Austin, Texas — two of the world's leading collections of 17th and 18th century newspapers and periodicals. Eighteeth Century Journals includes both major publications and more ephemeral works to provide a broad picture of the journalism during this era.

All contents have been screened against Early English Books Online (EEBO), Early English Newspapers, and Eighteenth Century Collections Online to avoid duplication. Items reproduced in this collection include many rare materials not held by the British Library.

For more information, contact:


Librarian for History and Political Science
Ext. 35417

, Communications and Liaison Librarian
, Co-ordinator, Library Communications and Web Management
, Assistant, Library Communications and Web Development

November 20, 2008