Stories
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How slums make people sick
A newly gentrified corner of Bermondsey leaves little clue to its less salubrious history. But a few intrepid writers recorded the details of existence in one of London’s most squalid slums.
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Milk trails round Euston
Where cows once grazed near Wellcome Collection in London, baristas now froth their milk. Esther Leslie uncovers Euston’s dairy-based urban history.
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Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
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Coleridge’s hypochondria
An intense focus on his own bodily sensations led poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to self-medicate with narcotics. But this fascination also put Coleridge ahead of the medical sensibilities of his day.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870), British novelist
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.Date: 1828-1865Reference: MS.7774- Journals
All the year round / conducted by Charles Dickens.
Date: [1859-1895]- Archives and manuscripts
Transcription of Dickens letter
Date: c.1849Reference: MS.7774/5Part of: Dickens, Charles (1812-1870), British novelist- Archives and manuscripts
Autograph conclusion to a letter by Dickens
Date: 1841Reference: MS.7774/2Part of: Dickens, Charles (1812-1870), British novelist- Archives and manuscripts
Autograph letter by Dickens, initialled
Date: 1828Reference: MS.7774/1Part of: Dickens, Charles (1812-1870), British novelist