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Reading the Collections, Week 41: The Nutcracker – a story for Christmas

Whilst browsing the shelves one day, I noticed a book by Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) – The Nutcracker. I was immediately intrigued, as I (perhaps foolishly) hadn’t realised that this tale was originally in book form. I…

Date
18 December 2015
Category
Rare Book Collection Reading the Collections

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