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18th Century British Literature


  1. Use the following methods to find 2 critical reviews about Samuel Johnson's work:

    • MLA International Bibliography (accessed with EBSCOHost)
    • Academic Search Premier (accessed with EBSCOHost)
    • Poetry Explication (REF 016.821009 K96p3 at Reference Desk)
    • Guide to British Poetry Explication, Vol. 3 (REF 016.821009 M385g v. 3 at Reference Desk)

    Write a work cited entry in correct MLA Style for each critical review below:











  2. Use the Library Catalog to find biographical information about Samuel Johnson, and/or a critical review of his work. Write a works cited entry in correct MLA Style for the book you found with the library catalog.






  3. Use Dictionary of Literary Biography to locate an essay about Samuel Johnson.

    1. What are Samuel Johnson's birth and death dates?


    2. What are two titles written by Samuel Johnson?




  4. What is the Huie Library call number for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language?



  5. Sites with reliable information on how to write bibliographic citations in correct MLA Style:
    1. Huie Library's MLA Style Guide (http://library.hsu.edu/Tutorial/SGHomepage1.html).
    2. Using MLA Format by Purdue University Online Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/research/r_mla.html).
    3. Houston Community College System's MLA Style Tipsheet (http://www.hccs.cc.tx.us/system/library/TipSheets/MLA.html).
    4. Education World's Modern Language Association Style Guide
      (http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/TM/WS_citation_MLA.shtml)


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