World Literature I (ENGL 2332): Books & eBooks

Large collection of open access books, made available by academic publishers such as Springer and Brill.

These ebook collections consist of over 125,000 titles that trace the history of English thought from the first book printed in English in 1475 through to 1700 and include works of literature, philosophy, politics, religion, geography, history, politics, mathematics, music, the practical arts, natural science, and all other areas of human endeavor. The assembled collection is a mainstay for understanding the development of Western culture in general and the Anglo-American world in particular. Authors whose works are included: Erasmus, Shakespeare, King James I, Marlowe, Galileo, Caxton, Chaucer, Malory, Boyle, Newton, Locke, More, Milton, Spenser, Bacon, Donne, Hobbes, Purcell, Behn, and Defoe.

Search over 5 million digitized titles.

10,000 books and 50,000 articles on American social history

"The ebooks, which reflect JSTOR’s high standards for quality content, are freely available for anyone in the world to use. Each ebook carries one of six Creative Commons licenses determined by the publisher. The titles are easy to use, with no DRM restrictions and no limits on chapter PDF downloads or printing. "