19th century British Library newspapers
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Available for use from home and at all library locations
TheĀ 19th Century British Library Newspapers collection contains full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain. This new collection includes national and regional newspapers, as well as those from both established country or university towns and the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Special attention was paid to include newspapers that helped lead particular political or social movements such as Reform, Chartism, and Home Rule. The penny papers aimed at the working and clerical classes are also present in the collection.
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- You will need to be a member of the library to use this service from home.
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Access 19th century newspapers
For more information call 0845 2303132 or email lib-ref@buckscc.gov.uk









