Category Archives: Economics

Threading My Way

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Cambridge Library Collection

… is a very apposite title for this 1874 book by Robert Dale Owen, son of Robert Owen, the cotton magnate and social reformer. As the subtitle says, it covers the first 27 years of his life, and the word … Continue reading →

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A List of Books by Scots

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

On this momentous day, I thought it appropriate to list some of our Scots authors, who, whether published north or south of the border, have contributed so much to the intellectual life of Great Britain.

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A List Of Irish Writers

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

With the state visit to the United Kingdom of Irish President Michael D. Higgins, it seemed a good moment to look at the Irish writers featured so far in the Cambridge Library Collection. They are listed below in alphabetical order, … Continue reading →

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Gutta-Percha

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

I can’t remember when I first came across this intriguing word. The context must have indicated white plasticky stuff, because if I hear (or more likely read) it today, the things I think of are those little collar stiffeners which … Continue reading →

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Lombard Street

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

I have never been sure how to pronounce the surname of Walter Bagehot (1826–77), and that, combined with my belief that he worked somewhere on the interface of economics and politics (to me a slough of total despond), had not … Continue reading →

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