Stories
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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
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Louis Wain’s cryptic cats
Once famous for his quirky cat illustrations, today Louis Wain is often portrayed as a ‘psychotic’ artist whose illness can be mapped out through his drawings. Here Bryony Benge-Abbott takes a more rounded view.
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Hamlet, the melancholic Prince of Denmark
Hamlet clearly demonstrates an excess of black bile and is arguably the most famous literary melancholic.
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The tradesman who confronted the pestilence
The City of London, 1665. As the Great Plague hits the capital, John New faces a deadly dilemma.
Catalogue
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The Gem sanitary domestic pure-water still : a household necessity / The Gem Supplies Co. Ltd.
Gem Supplies Co. Ltd.Date: [1903?]- Archives and manuscripts
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Household
Date: 1955-1961Reference: SA/FPA/NK/145Part of: Family Planning Association- Books
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The ladies' note book and calendar : with select receipts and household information / World's Dispensary Medical Association.
World's Dispensary Medical AssociationDate: [1881]- Books
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The political economy of inland navigation, irrigation and drainage; with thoughts on the multiplication of commercial resources; And ON Means Of Bettering The Condition Of Mankind, BY The Construction Of Canals, BY The Improvement Of Their Various Capacities For Commerce, Transfer, Agriculture, Household Supplies, And Mechanical Power; And BY The Unlimited Extension Thereof Into The Remotest Interior Of Great Britain And Of Foreign Parts. By W. Tatham.
Tatham, William, 1752-1819.Date: 1799- Books
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The use of pure water : no. 2 of deposits in the Savings' Bank of Wisdom, made in behalf of working men and women.
Date: [between 1850 and 1859?]