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Written for our Summer 2021 issue, Visualising Dracula takes a look at the various illustrative interpretations of the iconic villain. 

It was written by Simon Cooke, and is read by Sarah Bennett

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Visualising Dracula, by Simon Cooke

The Book Collector's first podcast!

Percy Muir's article 'Ian Fleming: A Personal Memoir' from our Spring 1965 issue, read by Rupert Vansittart.

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'Ian Fleming: A Personal Memoir' by P.H. Muir, read by Rupert Vansittart

'Printing and the Mind of Man; The Inside Story' written by P. H. Muir for The Book Collector's Spring issue in 1967. Read here by James Fleming.

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'Printing and the Mind of Man' by Percy Muir

In this article from our Polar Special Issue from Autumn 2018, Bryan Oates reflects on the life, adventures and collections of his famous Great-Uncle, Captain Oates. The man who uttered the famous last words; "I'm just going outside, and I may be some time..."
The article is written, and read, by Prof. Bryan Oates.

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'Oates on Oates' by Bryan Oates

Read by Kate Rooksby, this is article from Donald and Mary Hyde, written for The Book Collector's Autumn 1955 issue. 
This was the sixth entry for our Contemporary Collections series and offers a lovely example of mid-twentieth-century book collecting.

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Contemporary Collectors VI: The Hyde Collection

Following the success of our podcast on the Hyde Collection, written by Donald and Mary Hyde and ready by Kate Rooksby, we have decided to follow it up with this; the obituary of Mary Hyde, who became Mary, Viscountess Eccles, following her second marriage. 

This obituary was written by Nicolas Barker in our Winter 2003 issue, and pays tribute to the incredible life of this legendary figure in the world of books.

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The Obituary of Mary, Viscountess Eccles, by Nicolas Barker

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