My expectations... were surpassed by the reality

6 November 2014

My expectations... were surpassed by the reality

Cathy Grimmer won a competition through Writing Magazine to attend our micro literary festival Hearth. Here’s what she thought…

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My summer at Gladstone's Library by Ffion Bailey

16 September 2014

My summer at Gladstone's Library by Ffion Bailey

The books, history, and most of all the people, made my time at Gladstone’s Library truly unforgettable. During my summer university break I asked to volunteer with the Library’s digitalis

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Seb Harris Looks Back at His Week at Gladstone's Library

4 July 2014

Seb Harris Looks Back at His Week at Gladstone's Library

Seb Harris has been at the Library for the past week for work experience. Now he looks back on his week with us.I chose Gladstone’s Library for my work experience for one specific reason:

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Gladstone's Library Through the Eyes of a Chaplain by Martha Watson

1 April 2014

Gladstone's Library Through the Eyes of a Chaplain by Martha Watson

Martha Watson has been at Gladstone’s for three months. Now, on the morning she leaves, is her parting message to the Library, its staff and residents. We’ll miss her!

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The Lady in Red by Nuala N Chonchir

27 January 2014

The Lady in Red by Nuala N Chonchir

Nuala N Chonchir tells us about the way she set about creating the identity of the Mystery Lady.

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A Week of Welsh before my Gladstones Library residency by Vanessa Gebbie

3 September 2013

A Week of Welsh before my Gladstones Library residency by Vanessa Gebbie

Not content with a whole month in this lovely place, I decided to have a week here busily engaged in learning Welsh, before my residency officially began. Thus it was that the intrepid Mr Gebbie and I

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On Liberties: Victorian Liberals and their legacies by Alex Middleton

21 August 2013

On Liberties: Victorian Liberals and their legacies by Alex Middleton

The first weekend of July saw an eclectic mix of doctoral students, early career scholars, and permanent post holders, from a range of institutions across the UK and the USA, converge on Gladstones Library…

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Moral Crisis in British Society

23 January 2012

Moral Crisis in British Society

Warden, Peter Francis, takes a look at the importance of our Moral Crisis in British Society course next month.

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