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    • A photo of the front of a book printed in black ink on yellow
      Preview 200 Years of Pride and Prejudice: Austen to Zombies at the National Library of Scotland
      An original copy of Jane Austen's literary classic, printed 200 years ago, is one of 18 editions on show at an Edinburgh exhibition where visitors can voice their favourite scenes.
      29 July 2013
    • A photograph of a special edition box set of Sarah Water's book Fingersmith including long silk gloves
      C24 Feature 40 Years Of The Booker Prize
      This year The Man Booker Prize celebrates its 40th Year. Freay McClelland explores its rich history and examines how it has become one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and the most controversial.
      11 September 2008
    • A black and white picture of an old man sitting in a chair by a fire with a ghost in the room.
      Preview A Hankering After Ghosts: British Library's Charles Dickens and the Supernatural
      To mark the bicentenary of his birth, the British Library in London goes beyond A Christmas Carol for a new exhibition on Charles Dickens, the supernatural and the macabre.
      06 December 2011
    • A photo of Auguste Rodin's the kiss showing two lovers embracing in a sculpture form
      Trail A Lover’s Trail for Valentine's Day: Lost relics and old haunts of passion
      A Valentine's trail exploring art, letters, books, literature and natural beauty in celebration of our extraordinary passions.
      11 February 2015
    • A photo of a woman holding a book called A Study in Scarlet up to the camera
      News A Study in Scarlet: Stephen Fry and friends mark 125 years of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
      Sherlock Holmes fans will get a glimpse of a rarely-seen first edition of A Study in Scarlet at Portsmouth City Museum, accompanied by an audio tour voiced by Stephen Fry.
      23 November 2012
    • Trail A Voyage Round O'Brian's Britain - The Master And Commander Museum Trail
      A Voyage Round O'Brian's Britain is a tour of UK museums that brings the world of Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey to life.
      22 November 2003
    • News Agatha Christie's former holiday home Greenway opens to the public for the first time
      'The loveliest place in the world,' is how world famous crime writer Agatha Christie described her holiday home Greenway, which is now open to the public following a £5.4 million restoration.
      23 February 2009
    • News Alan Bennett Donates His Literary Archive To The Bodleian Library Oxford
      Acclaimed playwright, director, actor and author Alan Bennett has presented his literary archive of drafts and other manuscripts as a gift to the Bodleian Library.
      23 October 2008
    • A photo of an illustration from the Lewis Carroll book Alice in Wonderland
      Review Alice in Wonderland at the British Library: From Disney to counter-culture, an exhibition steeped in history
      On the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's beloved novel, the British Library celebrates the author and the many interpretations of the story through the years in an exhibition of timelessness, says Angelika Rusbridge.
      20 November 2015
    • a sepia photograph of a young man with short hair and Edwardian era clothes
      News Anglo-German deal secures Franz Kafka letters archive for Oxford University's Bodleian Library
      Oxford University's Bodleian Libraries have teamed up with a German Library to save letters and postcards by Franz Kafka.
      04 April 2011
    • A photo of the front of a notebook
      News Arthur Conan Doyle notebook containing first ever lines of Sherlock Holmes goes on show
      A notebook described as "very precious" by Arthur Conan Doyle's son, used when the author practised medicine in Southsea during the 1880s, is revealed by the Museum of London.
      10 November 2014
    • A photo of a woman holding up an old brown wooden camera
      C24 Feature Artist's Statement: Kasia Wozniak on Fashion Photography Inspired by Sherlock Holmes
      In a Museum of London commission, Kasia Wozniak has used a mid-19th century plate technique to take on the work of Arthur Conan Doyle. Her work, she explains, is a kind of alchemy.
      14 October 2014
    • An exterior shot of Ashby de la Zouch castle
      Castle or defences County: Leicestershire Ashby de la Zouch Castle - English Heritage Ashby de la Zouch
    • Preview Auerbach And Freud Reveal New Paintings At The V&A
      For four weeks only the V&A is presenting a novel opportunity to view eight new paintings by Frank Auerbach and Lucian Freud, before they disappear into private collections.
      26 April 2006
    • a photo of two young boys wearing I love Burns t-shirts before a wall painting of Robert Burns
      News Ayrshire gets Robert Burns Museum in hugely ambitious National Trust for Scotland project
      The National Trust for Scotland has opened the doors to the much-heralded £21 million Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.
      01 December 2010
    • A photo of a large statue of a bear clad in an explorer's outfit carrying a case and hat
      News Benedict Cumberbatch's design of a life-size Paddington bear statue joins London trail
      Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch says he wants his Paddington Bear statue, set at the Museum of London in a trail of celebrity designs, to learn "the finer art of acting".
      05 November 2014
    • News Birthplace Trust, galleries and museums to "bypass barriers" in Shakespeare Week 2014
      Dozens of cultural institutions across the country will help the inaugural Shakespeare Week inspire millions of people when it launches in March 2014.
      17 April 2013
    • A photo of a manuscript in black ink on mottled paper
      News Bodleian Library seals first Jane Austen manuscript at hotly-contested auction
      The correction-littered first draft of Austen’s unfinished The Watsons will become one of the earliest surviving novels on display in Britain as it heads to Oxford.
      27 July 2011
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      News Books & Print Sandbox projects set bold digital agenda for reading and publishing at Watershed
      Eight new digital projects based at Watershed in Bristol are investigating how emerging digital technologies can support the act of reading.
      15 January 2013
    • News Bradford's National Media Museum To Show New Harry Potter In 3-D
      Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be given a whole extra layer of magic for viewers at the National Media Museum's IMAX cinema this July.
      28 June 2007
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