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The Gladstone's Library team: what we're reading

by Gladstones Library | Friday, 29th January 2016

At the Library, all of our staff and guests are united by (what else?) a love of books and reading. This week I investigated just what we’ve got our noses in at the moment, and there’s some fantastic reading inspiration to be found!


How I met Sylvia Pankhurst by Rachel Holmes

by Gladstones Library | Tuesday, 26th January 2016

"How and why did you choose this subject?" 

As a biographer, this is the question I'm most frequently asked. I've been on the road with my latest book, Eleanor Marx: A Life for nearly two years since it was published on May Day 2014, and there's not a single event, interview, lecture or festival so far where this question hasn't come up. 



Breakfast Week at Gladstone's Library

by Gladstones Library | Wednesday, 20th January 2016

24th – 30th January is Breakfast Week, during which time organisations across Britain are coming together to shake up your wake up and offer something a little different in those early hours.