Research Guides: HIST 240: History and Principles of Quakerism (HC) Fall 2014: Quaker Fiction Assignment

Finding Novels

- Browse the books of Quaker Fiction in the Harvey Peace Room in Special Collections. Books with Quaker characters are between the red flags, all with call number of BX7724. Feel free to discuss your choices with Ann Upton to learn a bit more about the story and where book reviews might be found. You can check the books out from Special Collections and return them there or at the main circulation desk.

- Also search the subject heading "Society of Friends - Fiction" , limited to Haverford Special Collections. You might find it useful to sort by date.

Quakers in fiction: an annotated bibliography
HathiTrust
Read out of print books online! There are millions of choices and obscure works of Quaker Fiction are included.

Book Reviews

In Tripod, check the description of your novel, or any recent book in the Quaker Collection - the citation for a review of the book may be given

Browse recent Quaker journals up to a year or more after book publication

The Readers Guide to Periodical Literature can provide citations to book reviews written from 1900 to 1983. Ask a Special Collections or Reference Librarian for help.

Publishers' catalogs can provide unique information - ask the Special Collections Librarians

Mainstream publications may provide a wider perspective on Quaker novels and put the Quaker nature in current context. See the resources on the Book Reviews Library Guide. (Hint: try Book Review Index first).

Literature Resource Center is a very powerful full text research tool that will yield biographical information on your author as well as literary criticism, reviews and much more!

Book Reviews
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