Stories
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Chasing down a mystery illness
In an extract from their graphic novel about a deadly, drug-resistant illness, Val McDermid and Kathryn Briggs explore why knowledge isn’t always the same as power.
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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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Conserving Audrey
Elena describes how specially designed storage allows Audrey’s scrapbooks to retain all traces of her creative process, although their intrinsic fragility means deterioration is almost inevitable.
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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.
Catalogue
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Picturesque and architectural views for cottages, farm houses, and country villas. Engraved and designed by Charles Middleton, architect.
Middleton, Charles, 1756-approximately 1818.Date: 1795- Books
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The prevention of poverty, by beneficial clubs, with preliminary observations upon houses of industry, and the poor laws. By Edward Jones, Esq;
Jones, Edward, of Wepre Hall.Date: 1796- Books
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The new London spy: or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. Containing a true picture of modern high and low life; from the splendid mansions in St. James's, to the subterraneous habitations of St. Giles's, &c. wherein are displayed the various scenes of Covent-Garden, and its environs, the theatres, jelly-houses, gaming-houses, night-houses, coteries, masquerades, mock-masquerades public-gardens, and other places of entertainment, as well as of civil reception, public and private. Together with the various humours of the different inhabitants of the metropolis; particularly of bloods, bucks, choice spirits, and fellows of high fun; motherly matrons, and their obliging daughters; jilts, mock milliners, pimps, panders, jugglers, parasites, mock patriots; shallow politicians, ministerial understrappers; French hair-dressers, parish beadles, reforming constables, decrepit watchmen, &c. &c. &c. The whole exhibiting a striking portrait of London, as it appears in the present year, 1771.
King, Richard, Esq.Date: [1771]- Books
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The true alarm! An essay. Shewing the pernicious influence of houses of industry, on the political interests of this country.
Alderson, R.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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Elements of modern gardening: or, the art of laying out of pleasure grounds, ornamenting farms, and embellishing the views round about our houses.
Date: [1800?]