Top 10 magical grimoires
Selected by Owen Davies, professor of social history at the University of Herefordshire. Davies has “written extensively about the history of magic, witchcraft and ghosts”.
Digitised copies of Charles Sturt’s sketches and diary
Some beautiful images here drawn by Sturt during his exploration of the Murray, along with Sturt’s notes.
Open Library
Another way to access the mind-bogglingly huge archive of full text digitised books at the Internet Archive; very neat site design and great options for refining searches.
Pirates and printers
A brief account of book smuggling in the British Isles in the late eighteenth century.
