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Use advanced library search to find book-length biographies. Limit your search to "Subject contains" and search by last name, first name of the person you are interested in (e.g. Jefferson, Thomas).
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Biography and Genealogy Master IndexFind citations to biographies from many different sources of living and deceased people from all time periods and geographical locations.
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Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyThe Oxford Dictionary of National Biography provides signed biographies of 50,000 men and women who have shaped all aspects of British history from the earliest times up to the present. It is searchable by name, full text, references, contributors, images, and may also be browsed alphabetically by name, or by themes.
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Biography in ContextFind biographies of current and historic people throughout history. Searchable by name, occupation, nationality, place of birth, and place of death.
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Literature Resource CenterFull-text of biographies, bibliographies, and literary criticism of authors from all time periods covering novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers from antiquity-present.
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Johns Hopkins guide to literary theory & criticismFind biographies and encyclopedia articles on critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods.