Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Elizabeth Lawrence, Rare Books Librarian at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Research Collections, shows Brady her favourite 'shaggy dog story'... More links below ↓↓↓

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