Most of the available English language and literature materials are assigned call numbers of PN, PR, or PS.

General Literature Subject Headings:

Literature - History and criticism

English literature--19th century--History and criticism

Poetry - History and criticism

Drama - History and criticism

Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Interviews

Authors, American--biography

Authors, English--biography

For particular authors:

[Last name, First name]
Example:      Poe, Edgar Allan

[Last name, First name, dates] -criticism and interpretation
Example:      Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849, -criticism and interpretation

For particularly famous titles:

[Last name, First name, dates, title] -
Example:      Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 - Fall of the House of Usher

[Last name, First name, dates, title] -
Example:      Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. Red Badge of Courage.