Published on March 16 , 2016
By Bethany Dotson
我们决定庆祝即将发布的The Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2000with a list designed to help you decide if you should look into this brand new resource.
You may not want to miss this historical never-before-digitized collection if…
Read more8 reasons to check out The Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2000
Posted on December 14, 2015
By: Daniel Pullin, Publishing Assistant, Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
When the name ‘Winston Churchill’ is mentioned, images of a heroic war leader with cigar in mouth and face set in steely determination are usually the first to come to mind. His wartime speeches became iconic in symbolising gung-ho British determination to battle on through endless bloodshed, helping steer Britain through the turmoil of a cataclysmic conflict. Yet, with perhaps less well-known flair, the former Prime Minister proved equally adept on paper. This is evident in his first published material: a series of war letters commissioned for British newspaperThe Daily Telegraph.
Between October and December 1897, Churchill wrote and published the eleven letters while accompanying the Malakand Field Force in India. With Gale’sThe Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2000now available, these letters are fully-searchable in digital format for the first time. This gave me the perfect opportunity to explore their contents.
Read moreTales for the ‘Every-day Reader’: Winston Churchill and the ‘War in the Indian Highlands’
By Melissa Rayner
Libraries mean so much to so many people. For me, personally, the library represents a place of belonging and comfort, a place of endless possibilities, and a dream. My mother took me to see Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in theaters for my seventh birthday. Being that I was always a shy, imaginative child, books had already become my best friends and most constant of companions by then. So, it should be no surprise that my young heart fell irrevocably in love with the Beast the moment he gifted Belle his colossal castle library.
In the more than 20 years since my first viewing of this film, my dream has not wavered once. I still crave that library for myself, and I’m still searching for the perfect house that has just the right layout–and more than enough space–to integrate a huge home library.
To honor National Library Week (a holiday of the utmost importance in my book!), I’d like to share a series of other dream-making libraries. Like Belle’s, some of them do live within castles, others reside in government quarters, and still others are closed to the public. I’ve scoured Gale’s historical archives viaGale Artemis: Primary Sourcesin order to find the most luxurious and the most special libraries, and now I’d like to share them with you. Enjoy!
Read moreCelebrate National Library Week with the Best Libraries of Yore!