The best literary travelogues There are plenty of books out there telling the story of English literature: its history and development. But what about those guidebooks which take a geographical approach to literary Britain, and offer suggestions for places to visit around the UK based on their literary associations? Here […]
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Britain by the Book: The Curious Story of the Third Printing Press in Britain
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, we offer a brief excerpt from Dr Oliver Tearle’s new book, Britain by the Book: A Curious Tour of Our Literary Landscape I’ve often thought that someone should write a book about interesting thirds. Firsts are interesting, of course, and the silver-medallists of history […]
Five Little-Known Facts about Britain’s Literary Heritage
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle offers a taste of the literary trivia on offer in his new book about literary Britain Today, this blog turns five years old. I’d like to thank everyone who’s supported it since its beginnings on 1 December 2012, whenever you […]