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5 hours ago · The British Library also offers discounts for groups of 10+, these will automatically discount once added to your basket. ICOM, NMDC and other reciprocal free entry scheme organisation cards are accepted for free entry into this exhibition up until Sunday 11 August, there is no need to pre-book, please visit the Library with your card for entry ...
1 day ago · Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher from the Scottish Lowlands. A leading writer of the Victorian era, he exerted a profound influence on 19th-century art, literature, and philosophy. Born in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Carlyle attended the University of Edinburgh ...
- 5 February 1881 (aged 85), London, England
- 4 December 1795, Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- University of Edinburgh
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1 day ago · Ancient Carthage ( / ˈkɑːrθɪdʒ / KAR-thij; Punic: 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, lit. 'New City') was an ancient Semitic civilisation based in North Africa. [4] Initially a settlement in present-day Tunisia, it later became a city-state and then an empire.
5 hours ago · Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells' science fiction novels are so well ...
5 hours ago · Learn how you can use books, rhymes, and songs to help your child be ready for kindergarten.
1 day ago · John Ernst Steinbeck (/ ˈ s t aɪ n b ɛ k / STYNE-bek; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer.He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception".
- December 20, 1968 (aged 66), New York City, U.S.
- John Ernst Steinbeck II, February 27, 1902, Salinas, California, U.S.
5 hours ago · Tuesday, May 21, 6pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Northside Branch], 1423 N. High St. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]Franklin County has invested over $30 million of our money in Israel government bonds.
