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A greyscale illustration by Louis Wain. Several young kittens can be seen performing a range of actions associated with the infancy of both humans and cats, including sleeping, crawling, and crying. Some of the kittens perform more feline actions, such as attacking their caregivers, clawing at furniture, and diving headfirst into a bucket of milk, while the adult cats appear firmly anthropomorphised, standing on their hind legs and holding the kittens in their arms.

Document of the Week: “The Seven Ages—I” by Louis Wain, 1900 Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Editorial Assistant, Chloe Haney. It is the first in a series of illustrations by Louis Wain titled “The Seven Ages”, published in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News on 22 December 1900. Read more →

Chloe Haney

Published 12th May, 2025

Podcast artwork that reads Talking History. Britain and the Birth of Modern Sport. With Dr. Luke Harris. There is a red semicircle on the cover, with three illustrated figures in front of it. One is a colonial soldier, one in a nurse, and the third is a sailor.

Talking History: Britain and the Birth of Modern Sport | S1, Ep 4 Podcasts

British Online Archives (BOA) is pleased to inform you about the release of the fourth episode of our new season of Talking History with British Online Archives, the podcast in which we explore the past from a variety of angles and perspectives. Read more →

British Online Archives

Published 12th November, 2024

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