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The Cotton Library Fire That Destroyed Unique Literature from History

If it had not been for the efforts of one man, several more manuscripts would have been lost from history.

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Feb 06, 2024
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On a cold October night, Dr Richard Bentley, the librarian of one of the most extensive collections of original manuscripts, was settling down. A fire had been lit in some rooms, but…

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