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JK Rowling reveals heartbreaking moment behind creation of Harry Potter character Professor Sprout
Harry Potter
The image of the witch, played by Miriam Margolyes in the films, now features in an exhibition at the British Library
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Save our sounds: Treasure trove of British noises could be lost within 15 years
British Library
The British Library has warned that its unique archive of sound recordings dating back to the 1870s need to be digitised urgently or many will crumble to dust
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Elizabethan Top Trumps game acquired by British Library
British Library
The oldest printed playing cards made in England have been acquired by The British Library  
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Killer corsets and life-saving lobsters: The weirdest stories from 250 years of newspapers
British Library
Author Rona Levin brought together scores of these weird and wonderful stories after spending hours researching the British Library's newspaper collection
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Football's first ever rules book displayed at British Library alongside Magna Carta and works of Shakespeare
The FA
The FA Minute Book was written in 1863 and has been hailed as one of the most important documents of all time
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