Each library book is shelved according to its call number, based on the Library of Congress classification system. The call number is located on the spine of the book. Browse our library shelves for these call numbers to find books related to literature.
PA Greek, Latin Language & Literature
PC French, Spanish, Italian Literature
PD German, Scandinavian Literature
PG Russian Libterature
PJ Oriental Languages & Literature
PK Indo-Iranian Languages & Literature
PL Eastern Asia, African & Oceania Languages & Literature
PN Literature (General)
PQ French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Literature
PR English Literature
PS American Literature
PT German, Dutch, Scandinavian Literature
PZ Fiction & Juvenile Belles Lettres
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