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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A Room of One's Own by Lesley McDowell

23 May 2014

A Room of One's Own by Lesley McDowell

Lesley McDowell explains why she has claimed Gladstone’s Library as her own personal space.

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Who is Rumi by Muriel Maufroy

20 May 2014

Who is Rumi by Muriel Maufroy

Muriel Maufroy introduces you to Jalaluddin Rumi and explains why a thirteenth-century poet has been the bestselling american poet for two decades.

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Love and the Red Balloon by Jamie Stokes

16 May 2014

Love and the Red Balloon by Jamie Stokes

Former intern, Jamie Stokes, returns to us (metaphorically) to tell us why he would read Julian Barnes’ ‘Levels of Life’ if he could be with us tonight.

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Self Destruction in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre by Sian Morgan

15 May 2014

Self Destruction in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre by Sian Morgan

Sian Morgan discusses romance in Jane Eyre, ahead of tomorrow night’s Museums at Night.

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Give me a Sign! Gary Butler on 'A Lover's Discourse'

15 May 2014

Give me a Sign! Gary Butler on 'A Lover's Discourse'

Gary Butler unravels the covert messages of Roland Barthes’ epic structuralist commentary ‘A Lover’s Discourse’, a book in which “disasters of language can befall anyone in love…

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Romantic Display: Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca' by Ceri Williams

13 May 2014

Romantic Display: Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca' by Ceri Williams

Ceri Williams explores romantic display in Daphne Du Maurier’s ‘Rebbeca’.

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The Monstrosity of Love by Phillip Clement

12 May 2014

The Monstrosity of Love by Phillip Clement

Phillip Clement explains the romance that he sees in Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ in advance of this week’s eagerly awaited event, Love and Other Disasters.

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Into the Silence by Peter Moore

5 May 2014

Into the Silence by Peter Moore

In this second blog post by March writer in residence Peter Moore we learn about one of his favourite research materials, the fabulous Illustrated London News

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Unveiling the Secrets and Scandals of the Glynne-Gladstone Correspondence by Ceri Williams

21 April 2014

Unveiling the Secrets and Scandals of the Glynne-Gladstone Correspondence by Ceri Williams

Ceri Williams, renowned library intern and sleuth, unveils some of the scandals and secrets she has uncovered while working with the Glynne-Gladstone Correspondence.

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