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British Library acquires the archive of politician and academic Shirley Williams

Our acquisition, which covers both her political career and public life, will also be marked by a free display in our Treasures…

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Unique disc acquisition from the KLF and their surviving master tapes

The British Library has acquired The Acetate, the only physical copy of a new, reconstructed version of the Justified Ancients…

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Explore the history of Partition and its continuing legacy on life in India, Pakistan and Britain

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‘How come England did not know me?’: Recording Andrea Levy for Authors’ Lives

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A Description of Three Hundred Animals [page: frontispiece and title page]

Discover 'A Description of Three Hundred Animals', a natural history book for children

The Devonshire Manuscript

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