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Earliest-known children’s adaptation of Japanese literary classic discovered in British Library

14 Jun 2017

A chance discovery in the British Library has led to the discovery and reproduction of the earliest-known children’s adaptation of one of Japan’s...

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Illustration of Peter Rabbit from The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Bunnies in children’s books: from Alice in Wonderland to Peter Rabbit

30 Sep 2015

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, R is for...

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An illustration from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, illustrated by John Tenniel

Alice through the ages: revisiting a classic at 150

14 Sep 2015

A five-day programme of events at Homerton College, Cambridge, will celebrate the publication, 150 years ago, of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland...

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