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Gladstone, two books and a film for Christmas

20 December 2018

Gladstone, two books and a film for Christmas

This is my Christmas…I was going to say ‘letter’, but I guess it is more of a homily. Hey-ho!  I don’t get to preach often these days but this is what I feel ‘compelled’ to write. My text, if you can call it that, comes from Naomi Alderman, now a much lauded and fully established novelist, who was our first Writer in Residence in 2012.

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NOT researching in Gladstone’s Library...

26 November 2018

NOT researching in Gladstone’s Library...

You know that moment, when you really should be hard at work. When you really should be reading your way through a particularly dense chapter that is connected to the subject of your next book, with loads of footnotes and references which you have to laboriously work your way through, holding down the page number, consulting the back of the (heavy) book, with the name of the author, the publisher, the date of publication, and let’s face it, all the boring information you need. And your neck begins to ache, and you think you really must stretch your legs, at least stand up and take a turn along the shelves where the grass suddenly seems greener, and the books seem far more glamorous and fascinating. And so you do…

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Interview: Alan Cadwallader on Cracking the Monolith

9 November 2018

Interview: Alan Cadwallader on Cracking the Monolith

On Saturday, 10th November, Alan Cadwallader delivers this year’s Robinson-Spong public lecture, considering the challenge of material culture to metaphysical readings of the Bible.

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John Douglas – the man behind Gladstone’s Library

26 October 2018

John Douglas – the man behind Gladstone’s Library

Do you know the man behind the building of Gladstone’s Library? Possibly not. His name is John Douglas and he designed, during his life, more than 500 buildings. One of them was St Deiniol’s Library, today known as Gladstone’s Library.

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Tales of Wonder and timeless tales of horror...

18 October 2018

Tales of Wonder and timeless tales of horror...

The month of Halloween is in full flow; the nights draw closer, the mornings mistier, and that black cat at the end of the street grows ever more ominous each time you pass. So, as every fancy dress lover’s favourite day of the year looms over us like a pumpkin-shaped apparition, there has never been a more appropriate time to look into the spookier side of our collections here at Gladstone’s Library…

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Benjamin Disraeli: Gladstone’s political nemesis

3 October 2018

Benjamin Disraeli: Gladstone’s political nemesis

Benjamin Disraeli, statesman of the conservative party, novelist, twice-serving Prime Minister and, of course, William Gladstone’s political foe.

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Edrychiad i fewn yr gasgliad Cymraeg / Looking into our Welsh collection

25 September 2018

Edrychiad i fewn yr gasgliad Cymraeg / Looking into our Welsh collection

Although not Welsh himself, in 1894 William Ewart Gladstone decided to found his library across the Welsh border for good reason. The beautiful, remote countryside of Hawarden village, as well as nearby historic areas such as Ruthin and Mold, are steeped in culture and Welsh heritage. With an abundance of hills, forests and, of course, castles, as well as the mountain range of Snowdonia, Gladstone envisaged that rather than the congested streets of London, Liverpool or Manchester, North Wales would serve as the perfectly serene backdrop for his incredible legacy as well as provide the necessary air of tranquillity for study and contemplation.

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A glimpse into some hidden gems from our collection

13 September 2018

A glimpse into some hidden gems from our collection

You may have been on one of our Glimpses (our short tours of the library) before but, I promise you, you haven’t been told about these books yet!

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The Gladfest team reveal their unmissable festival events!

31 August 2018

The Gladfest team reveal their unmissable festival events!

We’ve had feedback in the past that GladLib guests really trust and rely upon the recommendations of our team – year on year people book festival tickets and accommodation before line ups have even been revealed!

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Man Booker, Not the Booker, Gladstone’s Library, and the long and short(lists) of it all…

8 August 2018

Man Booker, Not the Booker, Gladstone’s Library, and the long and short(lists) of it all…

At Gladstone’s Library we’ve been eagerly consuming the longlists for the ‘Man Booker Prize’, and its democratic counterpart, the ‘Not the Booker Prize’ (run by the Guardian), and we’ve spotted some familiar names!

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