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The British Library Explores the Northwest Passage
Terror and Wonder, the UK’s Largest Exhibition of Gothic Literature, Opens at the British Library
​​​​​​​Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination opens at the British Library exploring Gothic culture’s roots in British literature and celebrating 250 years since the publication of the first…
“Enduring War: Grief, Grit and Humour” Opens at the British Library to Mark the Centenary of WWI
The British Library Saves Two Rare Manuscripts From Export
The British Library Acquires Renaissance Masterwork of Manuscript Illumination
British Library Publishes 1888 Detective Novel, <i>Mr Bazalgette&#8217;s Agent</i>
Four Surviving Copies of the Magna Carta to Reunite in 2015
The four surviving original copies of Magna Carta will be brought together for the first time in history in 2015, the year of the 800th anniversary of the issue of the Charter by King John in 1215.
The British Library Explores &#8220;Poetry in Sound: The Music of Benjamin Britten&#8221;
As part of the Britten 100 celebrations taking place all over the world, this new exhibition explores the literary, political and historical inspiration
The British Library Presents &#8220;Propaganda: Power and Persuasion&#8221;
The British Library is delighted to present a major new exhibition examining state propaganda, from its origins in the ancient world up until the present day.
Murder in the Library! A New Exhibition at the British Library
The British Library takes a quirky look at the history of crime fiction, from its earliest roots to the present day, in a new exhibition in The Folio Society Gallery, Murder in the Library: An A-Z