2012

Labels: travel in Europe
This hand-coloured plate shows France at the time of the Battle of Waterloo - see Item 28 in the online exhibition.

Labels: travel in Europe

14 September to 28 February 2013

In the 18th century, travel to Europe on a "Grand tour" was popular and many personal accounts and early travel guides were produced. The Library has a good collection of such travel material from the 17th to the 20th century.

The body in the library
The jig-saw puzzle murder (accompanied by box containing a 204 piece jig-saw revealing the solution to the crime) - see Item 17.

The body in the library

15 March - 8 June 2012

Dip into this exhibition of detective fiction from the Rare Books Collection and you will discover not only the delights enjoyed by readers of popular fiction in former times but also some of the key templates of the literature of crime. You will discover anew that crime is an almost irresistible prospect in a book.

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