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#Didyouknow the London Underground opened #onthisday in 1863?
This 1898 photo shows workers constructing the British Museum Station on the Central Line. The station remained in service until 1933 & was later used as a #WW2 air raid shelter.
See more here https://t.co/WRbAAAWa5k
Join us on Thursday 17 January, 6pm for an audio-described tour of our Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War exhibition. #BLAngloSaxons #AudioDescribed @VocalEyesAD @RNIB https://t.co/rGvWebryfB
Predating 'Dracula' by nearly half a decade, 'Varney the Vampire' (1845) is one of the earlier examples of the vampire in popular literature & the first to attribute 'fang-like teeth' to a vampire.
Discover more about Varney https://t.co/8gbfhTuUC0
#HappyHalloween #Halloween2018
In the 1866 edition of 'The Ingoldsby Legends' we find an apparently more fashion conscious Death.
These 'Legends' were mainly humorous parodies of medieval folklore. #DiscoveringLiterature #FolkloreThursday
When someone wants to read a collection item in the cafe with a cup of tea...
#MusMeme
TFW Ms Feather sets fire to her muslin dress
#MusMeme
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'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland' is crammed with animals but the Cheshire Cat from this copy of 'The Nursery Alice' is our favourite!
#InternationalCatDay #DiscoveringLiterature
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Here is is again! This time from Tenniel's illustrations to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' https://t.co/KEwrZHI7r3
#Dracula reflects the fears that haunted late C19 society. @GregBuzwell investigates: https://t.co/larHaBMdl9
Bram Stoker died #otd
Lewis Carroll was born #otd in 1832
Discover how he created #AliceinWonderland – & see the original manuscript! https://t.co/AjDePelIzz