Stories
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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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Bringing Braille back to the modern world
For anyone who thinks Braille is so last century, read on. New tech is helping dust Braille down and bring it to today’s visually impaired people.
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The family food of a kebab van man
Melek Erdal celebrates the physical and mental resilience of her father Yusuf, forged by isolation and dislocation, and reinforced by the distinctive cuisine of his home country, Turkey.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: HAS-HAY
Date: 1766-1884Reference: MS.8913- Archives and manuscripts
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Henry Wellcome Letter Book 6
Date: Aug 1901 - Jul 1903Reference: WF/E/01/01/06Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Henry Turtle: anti-vivisection movement papers
Turtle, HenryDate: 1970s - 2000sReference: PP/HTL- Books
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The works of Monsieur Voiture, A Member of the Royal Academy at Paris, compleat: containing his Familiar letters to gentlemen and ladies. Made English by John Dryden, Esq; Thomas Cheek, Esq; Henry Cromwell, Esq; Mr. Dennis. Thomas Seymour, Esq; John Savil, Esq; Captain Barker, Mr Raphson, Mr. Thomas Brown, with three collections of Letters on friendship, and several other occasions: Written by, John Dryden, Esq; William Wycherly, Esq; William Congreve, Esq; Mr. Dennis, Dr. - Mr. Tho. Brown, Mr. Edward Ward, and facetious letters out of Greek, Latin, and French. By the late ingenious Mr. Tho. Brown.
Voiture, Monsieur de (Vincent), 1597-1648.Date: 1705- Books
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Letters of gallantry. By M. de Fontenelle, under the name of the chevalier D'Her***. Translated into English by Mr. Ozell.
Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), 1657-1757.Date: MDCCXV. [1715]