AM Scholar Literary Studies

Access on and off campus.

Literary manuscripts, rare printed works, and personal papers of a range of leading literary figures, as well as unique access to a goldmine of rare and obscure literary texts and genres. This collection provides students and scholars of British and American literature invaluable access to a rich seam of resources to support in-depth study in this field. Highlights include:

• Holograph copies and early editions of books by George Eliot, including several volumes of the seminal work of English literature Middlemarch

• Autograph manuscript of The Ring and the Book and several early editions of Robert Browning’s poetry

• Personal papers, literary manuscripts and correspondence of Charlotte, Maria and Emily Brontë

• Manuscripts and correspondence of Henry David Thoreau, including early draft versions and corrected proofs of Walden, or Life in the Woods

11/05/2024.