According to the Library of Congress, "Primary sources are the raw materials of history--original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience."
In this case, primary sources can be defined as original works of literature as well as contemporary accounts of that literature, letters written by authors, newspaper accounts of their publication, and much more.
Are you looking for a primary text in English, such as a novel, poem, short story, or play? Use the JumboSearch box to locate print resources in the library. You can also find digitized primary texts in library databases and on the web on this page.
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The resources in this section include a wide variety of primary sources such as original novels, poems, plays, and short stories; historic newspaper databases; pamphlets and other ephemera; and much more.