by Linda Cracknell The moral compass was already set when I launched North in May to run a creative writing[…]
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Tag: Orkney Archives
Forgotten Best-Sellers: Mary Brunton’s Self-Control (1811)
In her blog last week, Katie Halsey introduced the first of a new series within the Books and Borrowing blog:[…]
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Christmas in Kirkwall
As the festive season approaches, I thought I would write something to get us all in the mood for Christmas.[…]
Read moreRomantic Period Book Circulation: Our BARS Salon, 18 August 2021
Which books were really circulating in the Romantic Period? We will be hosting a salon at Romantic Disconnections/Reconnections, BARS’ International[…]
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Return from Orkney
Like Harriot Byron, I ask, what am I to do with my gratitude? I can do nothing but thank you[…]
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The Archives Re-Open: Planning for Research in the Orkney Archives
News that archives and libraries are now able to re-open has been enormously welcome to the whole project team as[…]
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