Thus much and more; and yet thou lov’st me not,
And never wilt! Love dwells not in our will.
Nor can I blame thee, though it be my lot
To strongly, wrongly, vainly love thee still.

On Byron's bicentenary, take a closer look at the '19th-century bad boy's' last poem Love & Death.

‘Singularly bold, somewhat imperious, and active of mind’, Mary Shelley was home-educated by her father, William Godwin.

Influenced by debates about experiments with electricity, Mary's Frankenstein was born through a ghost-storytelling competition with fellow Romantic writers..

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's supernatural epic, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, tells of a sailor's perils after shooting an albatross in the icy waters of the Antarctic.

Early reviews found the poem's archaic language bewildering and Coleridge continued to refine it throughout

Once again
Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs,
That on a wild secluded scene impress
Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect
The landscape with the quiet of the sky...

Delve deeper into Wordsworth's Romantic poetry in our podcast series: bit.ly/BLWordsworthPo…

Attention all families looking for free, educational activities for next weekend! More tickets have JUST been released for this amazing Family Day at the @BritishLibrary during Earthfest! British Library Learning

Book tickets here: l8r.it/BcEU

Launched by Child Friendly Leeds, 12 wishes are the biggest issues according to children & young people in Leeds. We are taking action on Wish 7 wearechildfriendlyleeds.com/wish-7/
Explore our activities in south Leeds and a school offer across the city: bl.uk/learning#schoo…
#CFLwishes

Applications are open – until 14 April – for the Children's Books North Mentor Scheme!
12 aspiring publishers will get the chance to be mentored by an industry professional. Open to anyone interested in working in publishing based in North England/Scotland
childrensbooksnorth.blogspot.com/2024/03/mentor…

Wonderful to see Class 11 reading their beautiful handmade fairy tales to each other. Well done to all those brilliant readers, writers and illustrators Co-op Academy Oakwood

Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓, Jasbinder Bilan - I'm meant to be writing..., Allen Fatimaharan

Coming soon! To book a free self-guided visit for your Primary or Secondary school, please visit bit.ly/3VzJLgp

Explore the Library through play this Easter holiday! Experiment with art, follow a trail around the Library or pop into our reading corner with tactile and braille editions of children’s books.

Drop-in to our Family Station for free this week: bit.ly/BLFamilyStation

Happy #InternationalChildrensBookDay ! 📚

What was your favourite book growing up?

Let’s Tell a Story this Saturday British Library. Come and join me for a fun filled family workshop exploring sounds, playing with words and using our imagination.

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#storytelling #BritishLibrary #oracy #literacy #writing #nature
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Look at this fantastic work from St George's Primary! Huge congratulations for making such fabulous books, Year 4.

A wonderful livestreamed workshop this morning for 5 schools in Preston, Blackburn, Darwen & Bolton. Children explored journeys, community, belonging & friendship, with the fantastic Joseph Coelho is laureating! & marvellous Viviane Schwarz. A partnership with the brilliant The Linking Network

Brilliant work, Linnvale Primary School and ELCC

#Y2 are very proud of the comic strips inspired by fairy tales that they have created #worldbookday2024 #reading British Library Learning

Fantastic illustration work from St Dominic Savio

Stupendous fairy tale work from children
St Georges Primary. Well done all!
Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 Jasbinder Bilan - I'm meant to be writing... Allen Fatimaharan

This has made our day. How wonderful to hear you make the sounds of the sea, stbarnabasprimary. Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 Allen Fatimaharan Jasbinder Bilan - I'm meant to be writing...

Diolch yn fawr to British Library Learning for hosting a webinar with Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓, Jasbinder Bilan - I'm meant to be writing... and Allen Fatimaharan for #WorldBookDay this week. Year 5 were VERY inspired to start writing and illustrating some of their own fairy tales and traditional stories with a twist 📖✍️