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Fleet Street, Five Hundred Years of the Press
An entertaining and authoritative guide to the history of the Press in London, from its earliest days in the late 15th century through to the relaunch of The Guardian in 2005.
Political opinion, commercial opportunism, technological advances, price wars, satisfying the thirst for news, the influence of editors, great feature writers, gossip columnists, advertising campaigns, the invention of the cartoon strip and crosswords, the power of the Press Barons, and then the breaking of the power of the unions – all contribute to the story that Griffiths weaves so expertly.
384 pages
Price Normally £25.00 Special Price £20.00
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Newspaper Headlines Quiz Book
Test your knowledge of news stories past and present. For many years newspaper headlines have captured the first dramatic drafts of history in the making.
This innovative book draws on the British Library’s vast collection of newspapers to present a series of challenging quizzes based on the event that inspired those headlines. From news stories as wide ranging as the Bhopal chemical disaster, the liberation of Paris in 1944, the world’s first test-tube baby, and the marriage of David Beckham, there are questions here for everyone.
160 pages
Price £6.95 paperback
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The British Library Front Page Diary 2007
This British Library diary, published in association with the Newspaper Publishers Association, illustrates moments in world history over the past hundred years as shown on the front pages of British newspapers.
112 pages
Price £12.95 paperback
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