The British Library Journal Archives

An Election Entertainment by William Hogarth, 1754-1755

Politics & History

Never Mind That Extra Second, What Happened to Those 11 Days?

The 1752 British transition from Julian to Gregorian calendar added 11 days to people's lives.

Older black and white drawing of the presentation of the Magna Carta

Politics & History

Magna Carta at 800

The Magna Carta's 800th birthday is this year.

Editors' Picks

Politics & History

Genesis of the Modern American Right

During the Great Depression, financial elites translated European fascism into an American form that joined high capital with lower middle-class populism.

Education & Society

Life Advice From the Armed Forces

These American Forces Information Service posters shared via JSTOR by The University of Alabama in Huntsville offer us the wisdom we didn’t know we needed.

Education & Society

Margaret Geoga on the Ambiguities of Ancient Texts

An interview with Margaret Geoga, an Egyptologist who examines “wisdom instructions” to see how their interpretation differs between readers and over time.

Education & Society

Tips from a Librarian on Using JSTOR for Research

Follow these first steps toward success with your new research project.

Arts & Culture

Lesya Ukrainka: Ukraine’s Beloved Writer and Activist

“Lesya Ukrainka” was a carefully considered pseudonym for a writer who left behind a legacy of poems, plays, essays and activism for the Ukrainian language.

Never Mind That Extra Second, What Happened to Those 11 Days?

Magna Carta at 800

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