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The British Library is exploring the mysterious world of Agatha Christie — but how much do you already know?

Don your best tweed and twirl your moustache — there's a quiz afoot.

Euronews · 8h ago

Sexy wicker and an Agatha Christie exhibition: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Olivia Coleman gets freaky with a wicker husband on the big screen, while London's British Library celebrates the life and works of legendary crime novelist Agatha Christie. Here's what to look out for this week.

Euronews · Oct 26

‘I know I can do anything’: new archive of AS Byatt’s papers looks inside the writer’s extraordinary mind

The Booker-wining author of Possession was known for her voracious research. Now, 68 boxes of her notebooks, letters and diaries acquired by the British Library reveal how she assembled the raw material of her fiction

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

For a proper celebration of the American Revolution, head to the British Library

Brief letters: Independence anniversary | Vertical drinking | Thomas Paine’s Thetford roots | Andy Burnham and Larry the cat | Larkin about

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11

John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography of the pioneering critic

This multi-layered portrait is a fitting tribute to the man behind Ways of Seeing

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Museums face growing cyber threats but security remains an afterthought

In the last few years, some of the UK’s biggest cultural institutions have experienced major threats to their security. A report by the public accounts committee (PAC) has warned that such incidents have exposed serious weaknesses across the sector but that the government has failed to devise a strategy to…

The Conversation · Aug 7

Beth McKillop obituary

Museum curator and scholar with a special focus on Korean art

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5

UK’s museums and galleries left vulnerable to cyber-attack and theft, MPs warn

Report by Commons committee says government has failed to make concrete changes after recent security failures

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24

Dame Agatha Christie exhibition to open at British Library

Exhibition will explore how the murder mystery author’s life, travels and interests inspired her work

Evening Standard · May 19

What a list of Black Death survivors reveals about the way people recovered from plague

In our research in the British Library’s medieval collections, we have identified a previously unnoticed document that provides fresh insights into the survivors of the outbreak of plague known as the Black Death (1346–53).

The Conversation · May 13