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'She challenged a lot of the assumptions that were still held by society about how women should live at the time'.
'The Moomin stories were also a way for Jansson to pay homage to the women she loved romantically, in a time when it was illegal to be a lesbian'.
Charming art and design in the original ladybird books.
Making a transistor radio, 1972.
We always have a sprinkling of comics kicking about.
Flying our Pride flag in our window this weekend 🌈❤️
Another teeny, tiny, two hundred year old book. CONVERSATIONS ON THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS, 1809.
‘Fontenelle addresses female readers and suggests that the offered explanation should be easily understood even by those without scientific knowledge. This move has been praised by some modern feminist critics as admitting women's intelligence in scientific matters’.
We’re celebrating women authors in the shop today!
Of course, we celebrate them every day in the book shop, but today they get a little bit extra attention with a window display.
Folio editions; never not beautiful. Daniel Defoe, 1967.
First edition in Russian language.
The Hobbit, 1937.
“It is good to renew one’s wonder,” said the philosopher. “Space travel has again made children of us all.”
1946
HAUNTINGS
Tales of the Supernatural
Illustrated by Edward Gorey. 1968.
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