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Beatrix Potter is among the world's most-loved children's authors, with over 100 million copies sold. This enchanting calendar features illustrations from the British Library's collection. Informative text accompanies each work…
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From the British Library's extensive collection, this wall calendar's 12 stunning and intricate details from illuminated manuscripts give insight into medieval history and craftsmanship. Informative text accompanies each work and…
This beautiful calendar features 12 delightful illustrations from the British Library's incredible collection including such talents as Sir John Tenniel and Arthur Rackham. Informative text accompanies each work and the…
Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, this luxurious week-to-view pocket diary has a foil and embossed cover with magnetic closure. The cover is adorned with a design based on…
British Library
Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the record-breaking British Library exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and a team of brilliant curators. As…
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the British Library. It promises…
An irresistible romp through the history of magic, from alchemy to unicorns, ancient witchcraft to Harry’s Hogwarts - packed with unseen sketches and manuscript pages from J.K. Rowling, magical illustrations…
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Through a selection of detailed expert essays and some 40 spotlight studies, Medieval Women reveals a rich and complex picture of their world, full of colourful characters and intriguing stories…
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Writers Revealed tells the stories of the best-loved writers in English literature, investigating their enduring appeal from the sixteenth century to today through the collections of the National Portrait Gallery…
Collett Cox
Early Buddhist manuscript recording a previously unknown scholastic text about existence
This volume offers a transcription, edition, translation, and analysis of a previously unknown scholastic text, an important discovery for…
Carole Marsh
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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The British Library brings readers the riveting tale of Thomas Beket, one of the most famous religious figures in English history. Explore Beket's life and the events surrounding his martyrdom…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
A Literary Christmas is a seasonal anthology collecting poems, short stories and prose extracts by some of the greatest poets and writers in the English language. With a new cover…
Stories for Winter is a collection of short stories that take their inspiration from this cold, snowy season, whether it's winter holidays, weather-related predicaments or seasonal celebrations.
The official companion book to the special exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, featuring an extraordinary treasure trove of magical artifacts, original drafts and drawings by J.K. Rowling, and…
The Moksopaya (way to release) is a work with the extent of 30.000 double verses of a Kashmirian anonym from themiddle of the 10th Century. Established without referring to traditional…
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United Library
Step into the captivating world of Queen Victoria, a monarch whose reign defined an entire era-the Victorian era. From her ascension to the throne on June 20, 1837, until her…
Anonymous
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
British Library,British Museum
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Written in 14th-century Northumbrian dialect, The Pricke of Conscience (Stimulus Conscientiae) is a rare and important example of early English devotional literature. With this new edition, featuring an updated translation…
Chris Greave
Schoolboy Tommy Tappett has written a story about Dinosaurs, Monsters and Everything.
When the British Library asks for a copy, little Tommy finds he is up against a different sort…
Michael Leapman
As well as holding some of the world’s most prized cultural treasures, the British Library is the repository of the nation’s collective memory. In this highly illustrated book Michael Leapman…
Marion Wallace (The British Library)
In 1990 Namibia gained its independence after a decades-long struggle against South African rule–and, before that, against German colonialism. This book, the first new scholarly general history of Namibia in…
Thomas Austin
Thomas Wright
Susan Whitfield (British Library)
Agent Logan Hunter’s cast iron stomach and steeled nerves are put to the test in Hell Swamp, a place where snakes, skulls, and sinister secrets abound. Called back into action…
A Gruesome murder leads Agent Hunter into wicked waters… The Cape Fear River snakes through eastern North Carolina, past the stunning port city of Wilmington. But there’s a sliver of…
Thomas Percy
British Museum (London)
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…
