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Out Of This World

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Science Fiction is back! Our current exhibition Out of This World which is open until September 25 aims to challenge visitors' perceptions of the genre and explore its relationship with science. Books on show at the exhibition, include a first edition of Thomas More's Utopia and rare copies of the Bronte’s manuscripts.
Sci-fi author China Mieville took BBC News on a tour of the exhibition to explain the genre's importance and lasting appeal.

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No one who loves literature as I do could fail to be a friend of the Library, and I count it a privilege to be able to contribute in a small way to the preservation of human genius for all humankind.

John Yearwood, Adopt a Book Supporter
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I think the British Library is a fabulous institution. I value the ability to give a useful Christmas gift that pleases my well-read mother as much as me.

Katherine Kreuter, Adopt a Book Supporter