Doctoral dissertations and Masters' theses may also be useful documents to consult as you search for sources. Doctoral dissertations, in particular, will usually contain a full literature review and extensive bibliography. You can search for dissertations and theses using the following databases:
Many GALE publications contain biographies of authors and anthologies of critical essays about particular works. Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism is an anthology of critical essays--some in their entirety, some excerpted--about authors and works of nineteenth-century literature.
Use the GALE Literary Index to search for a work within GALE publications.
Use GIL-Find@VSU to find the relevant GALE publication in the Odum Library.
Ask at the Reference Desk (2nd floor, Odum Library) for help in finding and using GALE literary publications.