To find ebooks by or about a particular author or topic on SOLO (and excluding electronic articles, book reviews etc.), limit your search to ‘Oxford Collections’ (instead of ‘Search Everything’), and once you’ve done your search, use the filters in the left-hand column to show only Online Resources.
To access ebooks just search for a title in SOLO and click on 'Online access' to read online, or download chapters. Remember to sign in using your SSO first!
You may find items with a notice stating Electronic Legal Deposit item - available via Bodleian Libraries reading room PCs only
These items are received through Legal Deposit legislation, which entitles the Bodleian Libraries to receive a copy of every item published in the UK & Ireland. The Legal Deposit Act 2003 imposes restrictions on these items. If you urgently require access to a book please use our book recommendation form and the Bodleian will investigate purchasing an e-book for you.
Below is a sample of some eBooks covering the 1830-1910 period that may be useful, many more can be found by searching SOLO
Many of the Cambridge Companions and Blackwell Reference books are available online and it is possible to search across multiple books within each collection.
The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Culture
The Cambridge Companion to Sensation Fiction
The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Women's Writing
A Companion to American fiction, 1865-1914
