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A typed document with text in two columns. At the head of the page there is a title that reads A Novel in a Nutshell.

Document of the Week: “Kismet”, the First Published Work of Walter de la Mare (1895)

Laura Wales
Published 19th May, 2025 3 min read

Civil Defence is Common Sense: Mobilising the Public Through Propaganda

Dr Charlie Hall
Published 13th May, 2025 23 min read
A man wearing headphones looks down at a laptop on the desk before him. He is smiling. There is a purple hexagon overlayed with the letters UV inside it.

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British Online Archives
Published 13th May, 2025 4 min read
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

Chloe Haney
Published 12th May, 2025 3 min read
A black and white photograph of people celebrating the end of the Second World War. The man central to the frame holds up a newspaper that reads IT'S V-E DAY. Everyone is smiling.

80 Years: Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)

Nishah Malik
Published 8th May, 2025 3 min read
A page from the Customs Imports and Exports accounts, covering the period December 1719 to December 1720.

Document of the Week: Tobacco and the American Colonies, 1719–1720

Dr Catherine Bateson
Published 5th May, 2025 3 min read
A young man sat at a desk with a laptop in front of him. He wears glasses and is smiling at the screen. Beside his laptop, there is a brown leather bag, and a cup of coffee.

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British Online Archives
Published 29th April, 2025 2 min read
A black and white scan of a handwritten journal entry, dated Friday, Jan. 20th 1899.

Document of the Week: Cultural Interactions in the Journal of Missionary Edward Bernau, 1899

Mary Wills
Published 28th April, 2025 3 min read
A document titled Women-Ridden England in large black serif text. There is a line drawn illustration of a group of women dressed in the same hat and outfit.

Document of the Week: “Woman-Ridden England”, 1928

Chloe Haney
Published 21st April, 2025 3 min read
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