Alice's Adventures Under Ground', the original manuscript version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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This is a very special object, it shows us the early stages of one of the most famous children's stories in history. ...

Writing Children's Books

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Read all about the importance of children's literature and find out how books are made.

The War of the Worlds illustrated by Henrique Alvim-Corrêa

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This is an illustration from the famous science fiction book The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. It was written in ...

Illustration of a ballad singer and fire men in the streets of London, from Rowlandson's characteristic Sketches of the Lower Orders, 1820.

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This little book, published in 1820, is filled with sketches of personalities from London's streets. It shows an hone...

Revelations of a Lady Detective

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There is a very good chance that you have heard of the popular fictional Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes, who fir...

D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum

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The D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum is a multi-award winning visitor attraction celebrating one of the greatest write...