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Morrab Library, Morrab Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4DA

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It's Tell a Fairytale day so we decided to write our own -
Once upon a time there was a Librarian who went into a dark forest made of books - and she never came out.

#fairytale #story #library #labyrinth #books #librarian #roses

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Just a handful of the new books that have arrived in the library this month 📚

They look so good on our new additions shelves that it's almost (but not quite) a shame when they get taken out on loan... #newbook #eclectic #newarrivals #bookstagram #library #librarylife #booklover #bookcover

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It's #pancakeday! Here's a 17th century handwritten recipe for "Dutch Pancakes" from our archives - 'A pint of flower. Six or eight eggs. Mix it very thin with warm milk & some melted butter. Season them with salt, nutmeg & sugar. Fry them with as little lard as you can.' This absolute gem of a manuscript includes recipes for mead, marrow pudding, cordials & snow cream...It has a vellum binding and the faded ink title on the front reads 'A Very Important Book'. 💛

#pancakes #recipes #history #archives #exploreyourarchive #manuscripts #collections #shrovetuesday

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For those on half term holidays we hope you're having as much fun as these two were in 1910!

#photofriday #photography #archives #exploreyourarchive #holiday #donkey #family #baby #adventure

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"If you find a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." The trailblazing writer Toni Morrison was born #onthisday in 1931 🙌

#tonimorrison #birthday #literature #culture #beloved #nobelprize #truth #history #books #library #collections

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For Valentines we put a card on the desk and asked people to sign their favourite love stories - here's just a few of their choices ♥ what's yours?

#valentines #librarylife #love #story #literature #librariesofinstagram #bookcover #booklover

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Happy Valentines...from all of us at Morrab ♥️ #truelove

A Victorian couple's studio portrait from our archives.

#valentines #photofriday #photography #victorian #archives #exploreyourarchive #sepia #bemine

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A Room with a View

The literature room with a view over the gardens to the sea 🌴

#librariesofinstagram #librarylife #bookshelf #roomwithaview #subtropical #gardens #ocean #penzance #cornwall

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What the Dickens!

The great storyteller was born #onthisday in 1812 🖋

We hold numerous illustrated editions of his works from the 19th century including several first editions.

#charlesdickens #writer
#OTD #birthday #victorian
#literature #firstedition #library #collections

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