British Library Publishing Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, / Great chieftain o the puddin'-race! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 To celebrate #BurnsNight, here’s a look at an early manuscript of Robert Burns' ‘A Red, Red Rose’ - taken from our title ‘Poems in Progress: Drafts from Master Poets’. 🌹 https://t.co/Hjr0zfMMPY

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You might already know May Sinclair from ‘The Tree of Heaven’ (republished by us in 2020) but now you can get to know a more sinister side to her writing... 👻 'The Flaw in the Crystal: And Other Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair', the newest #TalesoftheWeird, is available now. 📚 https://t.co/onZ9aqlzAz

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In ‘The Heart of the Forest: Why Woods Matter’, John Miller draws on literature, film and art to explore why woods matter to us, building on the ecological case for saving trees to raise the compelling question of their cultural value. 📚🌲📚 https://t.co/xyZ8DT7XOB

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An almanac for book lovers, a history of chocolate, a collection of Scottish weird fiction, and myths and legends of the sea – as well as a hearty helping of #CrimeClassics, #WomenWriters and #TalesoftheWeird. 📚 Have you seen our new catalogue yet? https://t.co/5bZrf6H7wj

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Coming up at the @BL_EcclesCentre on Tuesday 2nd May: 'Dancing in Time: The History of Moving and Shaking' author @_roberthylton will be talking about the book and his experience uncovering the phenomenal visual history of dance - followed by an informal audience discussion. 💃🕺 https://t.co/jXVvnp6i57

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In 'A History of Britain in 100 Maps', Jeremy Black takes readers deep into the unparalleled collections of the @britishlibrary Map Room to tell a new story of the British Isles through acknowledged treasures and previously undiscovered and unpublished items. 🗺️ https://t.co/Aj4SxOJGvX

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Ambrose Bierce was one of America’s leading convention-defying writers, seen by contemporaries as a natural successor to Edgar Allan Poe – but still remains relatively unknown by many. Until now. ‘The Ways of Ghosts: And Other Dark Tales by Ambrose Bierce’ publishes this month. https://t.co/XdKPNMcj58

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You might already know May Sinclair from ‘The Tree of Heaven’ (republished by us in 2020) but now you can get to know a more sinister side to her writing... 👻 'The Flaw in the Crystal: And Other Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair', the newest #TalesoftheWeird, is available now. 📚 https://t.co/onZ9aqlzAz

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'I Am Stone: The Gothic Weird Tales of R. Murray Gilchrist' is a sensational collection, introducing a new readership to Gilchrist’s entrancing and influential oeuvre. 👻 You could win a free copy by liking & retweeting editor-extraordinaire @pietersender's tweet below! https://t.co/q82cKcAjnY

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You might already know May Sinclair from ‘The Tree of Heaven’ (republished by us in 2020) but now you can get to know a more sinister side to her writing... 👻 'The Flaw in the Crystal: And Other Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair', the newest #TalesoftheWeird, is available now. 📚 https://t.co/onZ9aqlzAz