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Found items

Books leave their traces in our minds, but we leave traces of ourselves in books too, as these fascinating items found inside old works show.

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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.

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The Ladies of Llangollen

As we celebrate LGBT History Month, Sarah Bentley explores the relationship between the two 18th-century women known as the Ladies of Llangollen.

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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction

Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.

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  • Thomas Pellet. Line engraving by C. Hall after W. Hogarth.
  • Thomas Jefferson. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall after G. Stuart.
  • Thomas Jefferson. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall after G. Stuart.
  • Old Whaddon Hall, Bucks., seat of Browne Willis, grandson of Thomas Willis.
  • Watercolour of Whaddon Hall, Bucks., seat of Browne Willis, grandson of Thomas Willis.
  • The Chalis Satun, or Hall of Forty Pillars, at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1795.
  • Oliver Goldsmith's medical advice rejected by his patient in favour of the advice of the apothecary. Oil painting by Thomas P. Hall, 1856.
  • Oliver Goldsmith's medical advice rejected by his patient in favour of the advice of the apothecary. Oil painting by Thomas P. Hall, 1856.
  • Oliver Goldsmith's medical advice rejected by his patient in favour of the advice of the apothecary. Oil painting by Thomas P. Hall, 1856.
  • St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth: the entrance hall, with a statue of Queen Victoria. Wood engraving by [J. I.].
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