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British Library: Discovering Literature: Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African
Read the background of "Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African" and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Gulliver's Travels
Read an overview of "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Evelina
Read an overview of "Evelina" by Frances Burney and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: The Rape of the Lock
Read an overview of "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Language and Ideas
From Johnson's Dictionary to letter-writing, newspapers and coffee-house culture: explore how different forms and mediums helped to develop and circulate language and ideas during the long 18th century.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Voices in the Campaign for Abolition
From the mid 18th century, Africans and people of African descent - many of them former slaves - began to write down their stories. This article describes these writings and assesses their role in the abolition of slavery.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Travel, Trade and the Expansion of the British Empire
In the 17th century, London was at the center of global trade, with goods and individuals arriving in the capital from all over the world. This article looks at how travel, trade, and empire shaped the works of Daniel Defoe, Alexander...
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British Library: Discovering Literature: The Rise of Consumerism
With the increasing variety in clothes, food, and household items, shopping became an important cultural activity in the 18th century. This article describes buying and selling during this period and explains the connection between many...
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Philip Pullman's Introduction to Paradise Lost
Philip Pullman first read Paradise Lost as a schoolboy and was dazzled by the sound of its poetry as he and his classmates read it aloud. Since then, he has become fascinated by Milton's tremendous powers of storytelling, and how he...
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Collection Items
Discover a wealth of original sources from the Restoration and 18th century period, including literary manuscripts, letters, first editions, playbills, maps, and prints.
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Dictionary of the English Language/image
See a Close-up image of an original page from Johnson's dictionary. It shows the definition and a usage example for the word "puke."
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The Custumer's Manifesto: Images of Mens Clothing
This website has images of men's and women's dress during 1650-1800.
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Fault Lines: Milton's Mirror of Desire
Complex analysis of many facets of "desire" in "Paradise Lost." Includes comparisons to Spenser's "The Faierie Queen."