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ENG 208: British Literature after Empire

This guide is specifically for the online class ENG208 British Literature after Empire.

Lexis Nexis: Searching for News Articles

Full-text of more than 350 newspapers from the U.S. and around the world, many same day of publication. Also provides access to 300 magazines and journals and over 600 newsletters as well as newswires (such as Associated Press, Business Wire and PR Newswire) and transcripts of major television and radio networks. Non-English language news sources available in Spanish, French, German, Italian and Dutch, including both newspapers and magazines.

For more Lexis Nexis Academic tutorials, visit their YouTube channel. Here is an introduction that might be particularly helpful:

The Times of London

Great Britain's newspaper of record

Microfilm in Library
Entire paper cover-to-cover.
Years available: 1785 - 1852, 1900-1920, 1968 - 1974, 1977 - 1995.

Publisher's website

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The Financial Times (London)

The Financial times publishes a unique blend of business, political and cultural news that has made it the dominant English-language business newspaper of Europe.

Publisher's website

Database access -