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Friday, 4th May 2012 | 0 comments
Gladstone’s Library recently received a copy of The Saint John’s Bible from a kind benefactor. The Saint John’s Bible is “a work of art and a work of theology”. It is the first handwritten Bible since printing press was invented. More..
Tuesday, 17th April 2012 | 0 comments
Firstly, an intriguing cover.
The fern motif was incredibly popular with the mid- to late-Victorians, so much so that Charles Kingsley (author of The Water Babies) coined the term ‘pteridomania’ or ‘fern-madness’. More..
Monday, 2nd April 2012 | 0 comments
Here at the library we often have books in need of a little TLC. One of our books needed a repair to its spine - it almost seemed a shame to glue it back into place with such interesting information underneath! More..
Monday, 2nd April 2012 | 0 comments
9.40pm. Only 20 minutes to chucking-out time. But this is my favourite time in the library and on my last night here I want to savour every moment.
I feel I should reflect on my whole time here, but it seems too soon, somehow – I shall have to send a blog or two “from home” while I parse all that I've been thinking and feeling while I've been here.
Instead, tonight. A short meditation on this library at night.
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Wednesday, 22nd February 2012 | 0 comments
So far this year we have had the following additions to our collection at the Library, including books by our Writers-in-Residence for 2012.. More..
Gladstone’s Library will be throwing its doors open to budding egg detectives ... Continue Reading...
Monday, 2nd April 2012
Following the tremendous success of its first writers-in-residence scheme, Gladstone’s Library is ... Continue Reading...
Wednesday, 28th March 2012