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Victorian Scrapbooks |
05 December 2003 |
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If you sometimes feel yourself falling victim to 'information overload' and you long to keep hold of some of those brilliant ideas or wise words we've got the solution - a Commonplace Book.
It's a diary of thoughts, feelings and interests, reflected in the words of others that have struck a chord with you and that you then copy out to inspire you. This 'undercover' literary tradition has had a mixed fortune over the centuries but is experiencing something of a rebirth.
We sent our reporter Victoria Shepherd to find out more. She spoke to Chris Fletcher, Curator of Manuscripts at the British Library in London, and novelist Josie Barnard.
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