GLADSTONE Blog
During the dynamic research and exhibition project Gladstone, about reading domains past and present and inspired by the essay ‘On books and the housing of them’ by British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), this blog will explore, highlight and share its themes.
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[ 02 May 2014 ]
Tanja Smit's Textimages
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[ 02 May 2014 ]
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[ 01 May 2014 ]
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[ 22 April 2014 ]
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[ 18 April 2014 ]
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[ 11 April 2014 ]
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[ 10 April 2014 ]
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[ 09 April 2014 ]
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[ 09 April 2014 ]
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[ 08 April 2014 ]
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[ 03 April 2014 ]
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[ 28 March 2014 ]
Glastone's voice
In 1888 Thomas Alva Edison recorded William Ewart Gladstone’s voice and added an introduction by a certain Colonel Charles Gouraud. Gladstone himself is almost unintelligible. Apparently he was standing too far from the recording equipment. But still, this is what the great man sounded like more than 125 years ago:
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[ 20 March 2014 ]
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