975 books, including many relating to the essayist and poet Charles Lamb and his circle and books by or relating to the poet Edward Thomas.

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The weather is an important part of our lives, and this is reflected in the arts and other sources we consume.

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Take your students on a journey through Japan’s early political and cultural development, leading up to the rise of the shogunate.

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Under legal deposit provisions of the Copyright Act (1968), one copy of everything that is published in Australia must be lodged with the National Library of Australia. As a result, the Library’s collection holds a vast array of Australia’s printed news media.

After sentence, some convicts spent time on a prison hulk awaiting transportation. A prison hulk was a decommissioned ship used for housing prisoners.

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