Stories
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It’s getting mighty crowded
Mid-20th-century population-density research on mice produced a whiskered apocalypse, predicted to become the fate of humans too. But perhaps a more compassionate approach could fend this off.
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How to play on the District line between Stepney Green and Embankment
From the crossword to the smartphone, distractions for the commuter relieve the tedium of crowded, dull journeys. Game designer Holly Gramazio delves into the world of games for trains.
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Building a dream in the garden suburbs
In the late 19th century a ‘garden suburb’ promised a retreat from London’s dirt and crowds. See how this new concept was developed to appeal to the health concerns of the literary classes.
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Nurturing my autistic, gender-questioning child
As mother of an autistic child who questions her gender, Jude Lax describes cherishing her growing daughter as she explores her identity.
Catalogue
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Crowds, psychology, and politics, 1871-1899 / Jaap van Ginneken.
Ginneken, Jaap van, 1943-Date: 1992- Pictures
Crowds of people flee from a burning building. Engraving.
Reference: 29419i- Pictures
Crowds outside the British Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith, London. Photogravure, 1935.
Date: 18 May 1935Reference: 35811i- Pictures
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Crowds gather as Christ heals sick people. Lithograph after Benjamin West.
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.Reference: 24613i- Books
Crowds and power / Elias Canetti ; translated from the German by Carol Stewart.
Canetti, Elias, 1905-1994.Date: 1973