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This simple search for author Mary Shelley in JSTOR returned 29, 780 results and includes journals (15,607), Book Chapters (586), and research reports (92). It also features primary source content such as serials (8,635), documents (2,725), books (1,777), and images (349).
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An advanced search for Mary Shelley AND Frankenstein, limited to articles & books, was conducted. It returned 763 results including journals (648) and book chapters (115).
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The journal article results screen for Investigating Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: A "Research Later" Approach:
1. Includes full text of the article as a downloadable PDF,
2. Offers options for citing the article using APA, MLA, or Chicago Style.
3. Information about the journal issue, abstract and details, search matches in the article, references (works cited), and select related texts are also provided.
Article Citation
Rando, T., & Taylor, C. (2021). Investigating Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: A “research later” approach. The English Journal, 111(2), 28–34.