British Library Open Their Newspaper Archives

[someofusisturningnasty]

http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/start.do

I love olde English newspapers! Two people in one article are listed as their professions being "umbrella case makers".

 

[someofusisturningnasty]

That looks like a cool site...but I think you have to subscribe to view it No? £10 a month?

The links I clicked on seemed to be free? They were PDF copies of the scans but perfectly readable when you zoom in.

 

[someofusisturningnasty]

If you go to the sex and scandal link(in topical articles)..it's all Oscar Wilde

http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/researchtools/BC3206287740.pdf



brilliant! another website to waste the working day...