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Supporter stories
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Chris Druitt
- The joy of words in a bound form that can be held, loved and enjoyed not only for its content but also for its physical presence should be supported.
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Philip Cameron, Adopt a Book Supporter
- Family and friends wanted to adopt a book in memory of Colin Cameron, a wonderful father who with an enquiring mind was an avid reader of books of all genres. There can be no more appropriate way to commemorate him than through the adoption of "Six sonatas for two German flutes."
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Gerda Frank-Gemmill
- My heart is always lifted when entering the building. As I told my son: Some women like to go to New Bond Street, others are happiest in the British Library!
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Juliana Wakefield
- It was love of the stories of Northumbrian saints such as Cuthbert that lead me to study Anglo-Saxon history at university and support the St Cuthbert Gospel appeal.
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Stephen Gardner
- I am an alumnus of Durham University and lover of Durham Cathedral. I admire the work of St Cuthbert and St Bede.
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Christopher Dale
- My school was dedicated to St. Cuthbert. He was quite a guy!
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Philippa Maddern
- I have been using the British Library as a treasure house of research since 1979. I teach palaeography to young medieval historians. I want them to be able to go the Library and lose themselves in admiration of the beauty and richness of its holdings, as I have.
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Joyce Simpson
- As a British Library Reader, I am delighted to play a small part in ensuring the St Cuthbert Gospel is acquired for the nation.