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'The Heritage Herbal: Recipes and Remedies for Modern Living' is a contemporary guide to 35 popular heritage herbs and flowers, inspired by the original herbals in the British Library’s collection, illustrated with plates from Elizabeth Blackwell’s 'A Curious Herbal' (1737–1739).

We've been so excited by the phased re-opening of our wonderful #readingrooms at the @britishlibrary, so to celebrate we've been sharing pieces from our own (almost) pocket-sized version of the BL archive's incredible contents in 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities'!

... the leaves of new books that promised well. The infusion would do for me without the vegetable fibre."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, 'The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table' (1858)

Shelf-mark: I233I.e.I2

The lovely #readingrooms at the @britishlibrary have begun their phased re-opening, so we're celebrating with extracts from our own title - 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities', which is basically like having a selection of the BL archives on your bookshelf!

With the lovely @britishlibrary reading rooms beginning their re-opening last week, we thought we'd dip in and share some extracts from our very own 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities' - a quirky showcase of the best and most unusual items in the Library’s collection.

28/07

'Human Deglutition'

"Feeling without judgement is a washy draught indeed; but judgment untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a morsel for human deglutition."

Currer Bell (Charlotte Brontë), 'Jane Eyre: An Autobiography' (1847)

Shelf-mark: C.70.d.13

Celebrating the phased re-opening of the @britishlibrary's #readingrooms, we've been sharing daily extracts from our very own 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities' - a quirky showcase of the best and most unusual items in the British Library’s collection!

#ReadingRoom

Our wonderful @britishlibrary reading rooms began their phased re-opening last week - and as we're all missing our wonderful building, we've been dipping into our very own 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities' to get our daily dose of archival wisdom.

#ReadingRooms

... people ask me when I began to dance, I reply, 'In my mother's womb, probably as a result of the oysters and champagne - the food of Aphrodite."

Isadora Duncan, 'My Life' (1927)
Shelf-mark: YH.1986.a.76

24/07

'Oysters and Champagne in My Mother's Womb'

"The character of a child is already plain even in its mother's womb. Before I was born, my mother was in great agony of spirit and in a tragic situation. She could take no food except iced oysters and iced champagne. If...