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Please forgive the cross-posting. This just in from the Scout Report: _Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes_ <http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/> This week, Bartleby.com (last reviewed in the December 10, 1999 _Scout Report_) announced the online publication of all eighteen volumes of the classic _Cambridge History of English and American Literature_. This excellent free resource "comprises the largest public reference work of literary criticism and history on the Internet." Originally published in 1907-1921, the volumes include 303 chapters and more than 11,000 pages, edited and written by a worldwide panel of 171 leading scholars and thinkers of the early twentieth century. The online version features over 5,600 files, searchable by keyword and browseable by volume, chapter, and section. The electronic _Cambridge History_ also includes chapter and bibliography indexes. Although a bit dated in parts, these eighteen volumes are a valuable, and now easily accessible, research tool for secondary and university students. [MD] Enjoy! Dan Kline U of Alaska Anchorage