Stories
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The 200-year search for normal people
Sarah Chaney poses the question we’ve likely all asked at some point in our lives: 'Am I normal?’, and explores whether normality even exists.
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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
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Audrey in the world
As the collection is fully catalogued, the archive is opened up to the public. A feature film about Audrey premieres, and Audrey gets her own Wikipedia page, so people can learn about her. For archivist Elena, it’s time to step back.
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How do advertisers get inside our heads?
Vance Packard exposed techniques of mass manipulation developed by 1950s advertisers that are still at work today in the age of big data.
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Lowdham, Caleb (fl. 1665-1712), surgeon, Exeter
Lowdham, Caleb, fl. 1665-1712.Date: Late 17th century - early 18th centuryReference: MS.7073- Books
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A catalogue of a choice and valuable collection of books, and curious tracts, chiefly relative to English history, many of them elegantly bound in Morocco, Russia, &c. among them are Chauncy's Herefordshire, Atkin's Gloucester, large paper, Thoroton's Nottingham, Bridges's Northamptonshire, Nash's Worcestershire, Sandford's Genealogical History, Tanner's Notitia Monastica, Chronicles by Fabian and Froissart, best Edition, D'anville's Atlas, Biographica Brittannica, by Dr. Kippis, &c. Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth, illustrated with curious Portraits, Memoirs de Grammont, Lord Orford's Works, large paper, Strutt's Antiquities of England, Archalogia, Vetusta Monumenta, published by the Antiquarian Society. - The Tracts consist chiefly of the Time of Charles I. and the Common-Wealth; many of them with uncommon Wood-Cuts and Portraits, Which will be Sold by Auction, By Mr. Richardson, At his House, No. 31, the Corner of Villier-Street, in the Strand, On Wednesday, January 22, 1800, And the Six following Days, at 12 o'clock.
Richardson, William, active 1778-1815.Date: 1800]- Books
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A catalogue of the valuable household furniture, and other effects, of the late Richard Dayrell Esq. Of Lillingstone Dayrell, in the County of Bucks, deceased; which will be sold by auction, By John Day, On the Premises, on Monday the 26th day of May, 1800, and following days. The Whole may be viewed the Saturday before the Sale, which will begin each day at Eleven O'Clock. Catalogues may be had in due time at the principal Inns in the neighbouring Towns, and at the Place of Sale.
Day, John (Auctioneer)Date: [1800]- Books
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A catalogue of all the neat and genuine household furniture, china, glass, books, and other effects, of a Gentleman (who is leaving this part of the Country,) which will be Sold by Auction, by John Bateman, On the Premises, at Westhall Hill, near Burford, in the County of Oxford, On Monday, November 25th, 1799 and Three Following Days, - The Auctioneer particularly requests the favour of an early attendance, as he wishes to finish each Days Sale by Four O'Clock. The whole may be Viewed Three Days preceding, & mornings of Sale till Ten O'Clock, at which time the Auction will begin.
Bateman, John (Auctioneer)Date: [1799]- Books
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To be sold by auction, by John Peacock, on the premises, on Monday the 26th day of April, 1784, ... all that large and valuable stock in trade of Mr. William Seward, linen and woollen draper, at Godalming in Surrey, ...
Peacock, John (Auctioneer)Date: [1784]