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📻 Tune in to @BBCWomansHour today from 10am to hear @emelyne_godfrey talk about her #newbook MRS PANKHURST'S BODYGUARD - the story of the jujitsu-trained #suffagette Kitty Marshall and how she helped to evade the MET Police. https://t.co/1bCxc2SYNO

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Sylvia Plath, American poet and author of 'The Bell Jar' was born #onthisday in Jamaica Plain, #Boston, #Massachusetts https://t.co/VPN9NfYUIN #womeninhistory #OTD #Literature https://t.co/EFbmJ9mU7Q

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'My troubles are all over, and I am at home... fancy I am still in the orchard at Birtwick, standing with my friends under the apple trees.' Anna Sewell, #BlackBeauty Discover more about author Anna Sewell in 'Writing Black Beauty' (https://t.co/ix5M79gg9N) @highcixiety https://t.co/HQ1pFXr3I2

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#OTD in 1802 French novelist, poet and playwright Victor Hugo, most famous for #LesMisérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, is born in Doubs, France. Discover more about his exile by Louis Napoleon in 'Victor Hugo in #Jersey' https://t.co/CBZCCVy3G5 #VictorHugo https://t.co/prljxaxHeT

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#OTD in 1847 Dracula creator Bram Stoker was born. Discover more about his life here: https://t.co/CaVgZUIVbp #BramStoker #Dracula #History https://t.co/Q0R1JTKjNz

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'A new genre: narrative prehistorical non-fiction' - Steve Brusatte, author of 'The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs.' 'The Last Days of the Dinosaurs' is the ideal #ChristmasGift for the #Dinosaur Enthusiast in your life! Click here to see more: https://t.co/sVqMsc2o3N @Laelaps https://t.co/oYOoOz17pB

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#ICYMI 'From Wax Wings to Flying Drones: A very unreliable history of aviation,' the book that answers your questions to all things aeronautical, is out now: https://t.co/fbNpXHJ4fD ✈️🛩️🛫 #aviation #history #newbooks #BookRecommendations https://t.co/cgevJJtDdI

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A fantastic assortment of our books spotted in @Waterstones High Street Kensington 📍'The Queen' by @IanLloydRoyal , 'Battle Elephants' by Caroline Freeman-Cuerden, 'The Explorer and the Journalist' by @RichardJaEvans and 'Accelerate!' by @JamesBrookeSmi1 📚 ✨ https://t.co/cDJfsrq4Iq

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"Richard Evans narrates the intriguing tale of Gibbs's struggle to expose the man he considered a fraud." @GeographicalMag reviews 'The Explorer and the Journalist' - our #newbook on one of the biggest scandals of the 20th century. #NewBooks #History @RichardJaEvans https://t.co/8FFeBh4NCt

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#OTD in 1948 Passengers from the ship MV Empire Windrush disembarked. In 'Windrush' Paul Arnott explores the story of the vessel, and the fateful 1948 voyage which continues to have consequences, both personal and political https://t.co/Sgnx53432s 🛳️ 🌊 #windrush #BlackHistory https://t.co/eiWDL1RsLO