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James Gillray, the British caricaturist and printmaker, was born #OTD in 1756. Here's an image from an album of satirical prints about the stormy relationship between the British government and the East India Company during the 18th century: https://t.co/IVRQnD22KN

Richard III became King of England #OnThisDay in 1483. Here's an image from David Hume's History of England (1826): https://t.co/E8K1dWN5Bv

#OTD 1722 - Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island, later recorded in Captain James Cook's voyages. This image comes from a later published edition digitised in full - link from our @Flickr account at https://t.co/QzfGmiE0Ez #Voyage #CaptainCook #history

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Animal Tales @britishlibrary inspired by Beatrix Potter who died #OTD in 1943 https://t.co/KyAMOlekhc

For the 13th December, here’s a Christmas card printed around 1885 from our Evanion Collection of Victorian ephemera: https://t.co/tqPyTpjMv6 #Advent

Did you know we hold a rare copy of Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience? Shelfmark: C.71.d.19. Born #OTD William Blake

“Writers forget the old dome and savour new efficiency” so said The Guardian #onthisday 1997 to mark the opening of our new reading rooms.

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Happy #ReadABookDay, that's every day here! What are you reading at the moment? Are you filling up on facts or indulging your imagination?