The Game is Afoot by Phillip Clement

9 December 2013

The Game is Afoot by Phillip Clement

In response to the recent publication of Mr Jamie Stokes’ ‘Commencing the Treasure Hunt’ web log, Phillip Clement, writes to his adversary to forewarn him…

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My Mother was an Upright Piano by Muriel Maufroy

25 November 2013

My Mother was an Upright Piano by Muriel Maufroy

Muriel Maufroy reviews Tania Hershman’s ‘My Mother was an Upright Piano’, a collection of fifty-six short-short fictions.

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Mrs Gladstone by Muriel Maufroy

12 November 2013

Mrs Gladstone by Muriel Maufroy

Muriel Maufroy uses a book found in the library as she delves into the secret life of Catherine Gladstone to discuss the complex intricacies of marriage in the Nineteenth Century.

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Commencing the Treasure Hunt by Jamie Stokes

5 November 2013

Commencing the Treasure Hunt by Jamie Stokes

Library Intern, Jamie Stokes, takes us through a new task at the Library and sheds light upon one of the lesser known trinkets of the Library: ‘The Paraphrase of Erasmus’, translated by Queen Mary

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Glad to be at Gladstone's by Angela Topping

30 October 2013

Glad to be at Gladstone's by Angela Topping

I am over half way through my residency at Gladstones and my public events are all over. I have decided what I want to achieve before I leave on 24th October. So what have I been up to while I have be

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Tego Texi Tectum by Phil Clement

28 October 2013

Tego Texi Tectum by Phil Clement

Phil Clement writes about his first weeks at Gladstone’s Library as a Marketing Intern and shares with you some secrets of Gladstone and his Library.

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What Libraries Mean to Me by Angela Topping

23 October 2013

What Libraries Mean to Me by Angela Topping

Writer-in-Residence, Angela Topping reminisces about her time spent in libraries, from ours to those of her childhood. In sharing her thoughts over the past two weeks, she presents a case for the Libr

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Bringing Children to Poetry by Angela Topping

18 October 2013

Bringing Children to Poetry by Angela Topping

Our most recent Writer-in-Residence talks education, poetry and children. She expands upon themes to be discussed over the course of her stay with us and presents her own impassioned views of the situ

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The Librarian (Intern): Tales From the Vaults by Sian Morgan

9 October 2013

The Librarian (Intern): Tales From the Vaults by Sian Morgan

The newest addition to our team, Sian Morgan, writes about her experiences settling into life at the Library as an Intern. She tells us about life behind the scenes after dark and a little about hersel

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Buried in The Library (The Unnaming of Things) by Jamie Stokes

8 October 2013

Buried in The Library (The Unnaming of Things) by Jamie Stokes

Jamie Stokes, Library Intern at Gladstone’s Library, tells of a book he found buried in the Annex of the Library.

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