Category: Libraries
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Book Review: He – A Novel by John Connolly
Ollie: “Shut up and get this mess cleaned up. Do you know that my wife will be home at noon?” Stan: “Say, what do you think I am, Cinderella? If I had any sense I’d walk out on you.” Ollie:…
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Stan and Ollie: I knew they were my friends
Of Laurel and Hardy, Spike Milligan once said: “From the moment I saw them on the screen I knew they were my friends”. This quote from one of Britain’s greatest clowns, a man much influenced by this ultimate comedy team,…
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A Paper Trail
Discovering not only what was written for the great lost libraries of history, but what was written ON has been fascinating. My talk on the subject begins with the rise of civilisation in the lands of Mesopotamia where the river…
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Uncovering the Library
For my latest talk I’ve been delving into the history of libraries. There are a few good modern books on the subject, but mainly from American authors. Lionel Casson’s “Libraries in the Ancient World” (Yale, 2001) is highly recommended. It’s…
