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Thanks very much to Geoff who has not only recently donated to the Library two interesting items, but has also researched and written up for us a bit about them: Sorting out family archives, trying to practise what I preach, I found two items from my partner Judy Paskell's...
People use our collections for all sorts of reasons. A poet called Oliver Lomax came in recently to read some of our eye-witness accounts of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. He is now generously sharing his resulting poem: Peterloo I beg you will endeavour to preserve the most perfect...
Here is the running order of readings for our event. Part 1 Hobson’s choice - Harold Brighouse and Charles Forrest, 1914 Chapter 1 The father of our parliament - Ruth Engel (aged 14),1936 Journeyman - Ewan MacColl, 1990 Extract From the Library collection Poem Knowledge - E. Nesbit, 1908...
Some aspects of the recent American Presidential election made me think about re-reading The Iron Heel by Jack London. Although Jack London (1876–1916) is best known as a writer of adventure stories such as The Call of the Wild and White Fang, he also wrote about his experiences in...
Karl Marx: greatness and illusion. Gareth Stedman Jones. London, Allen Lane, 2016. A long time ago, as a young student, I spent many hours in the company of the works of Karl Marx. Or rather, those hours were spent with those who interpreted Marx and in many cases told...
