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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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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How do advertisers get inside our heads?
Vance Packard exposed techniques of mass manipulation developed by 1950s advertisers that are still at work today in the age of big data.
Catalogue
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Feast & fast : the art of food in Europe, 1500 - 1800 / edited by Victoria Avery and Melissa Calaresu.
Date: 2019- E-books
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On religion : speeches to its cultured despisers / Friedrich Schleiermacher ; translated and edited by Richard Crouter.
Schleiermacher, Friedrich, 1768-1834.Date: 1996- Books
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The history of all religions in the world: from the Creation down to this present time ... / By William Turner.
Turner, William, 1653-1701.Date: 1695- Books
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[Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus, his Divine Pymander : in seventeen books : together with his second book, called Asclepius, containing fifteen chapters, with a commentary / translated formerly out of the Arabick into Greek and thence into Latine, and Dutch, and now out of the original into English, by ... Dr. Everard].
Date: [1657]- Books
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The Companions of good consciences: or an appeal of moderation, justice, and equity, or righteousnesse, peace and love : (unfolded in the law of God and nature) to the consciencs [sic] of all, both high and low, rich and poor, of all societies and opinions, amoung all nations. With their mournful lamentation over the unrighteousnesses of men. Wherein men may as in a looking-glasse behold themselves, whether they bear the image of God in their power, places, judgments and callings; or the image of the Divel; for his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of righteousness and obedience &c. to salvation: or of injustice, pride, envie and deceit, &c. to damnation. Herein the God of justice hath said, the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it, every one shall be recompenced according to his deeds done in the flesh, whether good or evil. Where then, Lord, shall the unjust, the oppressor, the proud, the covetous, the envious, and all manner of unrighteousness appear? Take it effectually to thy heart.
Date: 1653