1066 Japanese books, nearly all published in the twentieth century. They mostly relate to Japanese literature and include a large number of novels and also poetry, plays, essays, biographies of writers, literary history and critical works.

Celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday with Shakespearean gems from the National Library's rare books collections.

See Dr Kate Flaherty and actors from Bell Shakespeare explore the link between the books that inspired Shakespeare and Shakespeare's own work.

Hear Oxford academic Professor Emma Smith, the world’s leading Shakespeare scholar, discuss Shakespeare’s First Folio as part of its 400 year anniversary.

3300 books and serial issues in a range of languages relating to Asian and European literature, politics, history, religion and more. 

Papers of Christina Stead including diaries, manuscripts of her works, correspondence, personal documents, cuttings and photographs as well as papers of her biographers.

Manuscripts of poems and stories and letters from over 70 writers that Stephens assembled in the years in which he was editing the ‘Red Page’ of the Bulletin and later the Bookfellow.

Edited by Chris Wallace

Learn how to uncover facts and colour from historical documents, manuscripts, newspapers and more.

Dianne Wolfer, illustrated by Erica Wagner

Explore some of the speculative fiction reads in the collection and how they can help future generations understand society in the time they were written.

Learn about Dr Christina Thompson's experience as a Creative Arts Fellow researching the introduction of writing in Polynesia.