Literature Resource Center

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Needs: Library card
Full-text literary criticism, author biographies, work overviews, reviews, and more. Covers all literary periods and genres.
Limits: Unlimited
Can replace: Bloom's Literary Reference ($89/yr), Gale Literary databases

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