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Writing Britain Wastelands to Wonderlands

You Can Tell the Olympics Are Coming

Jamie Andrews | Posted 15.09.2012 | Home
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Jamie Andrews

At the British Library, we were aware that summer 2012 demanded something special for our major exhibition programme. From the manuscript of Beowulf, to the notebooks of J. G. Ballard, the Library has the finest collection of English Literature in the world, and the opportunity to open up this literary treasure-house to visitors in 2012 seemed irresistible.

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Sam Parker

Original Harry Potter Manuscript Goes On Show At 'Writing Britain' (REVIEW)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Parker | Posted 31.07.2012 | Home
Read More: Wordsworth, JK Rowling, Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands, British Library, George Orwell, Books, Art Review, Manuscripts, Harry Potter, Home News

The first voice you hear, should you pause at the headphone points dotted around the British Library’s new exhibition Writing Britain: Wasteland...

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'Wind In The Willows' Extra Chapter Revealed

PA | Posted 29.04.2012 | Home
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A little-known chapter left out of most editions of the Wind In The Willows is taking centre stage in an exhibition which will explore how writers hav...

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