British Library scans 18th and 19th-Century newspapers. Four million pages of newspapers available

[Are_grits_groceries]

The public will now be able to scan the content of 200 titles from around Britain and Ireland.

These will include historic events such as the wedding of Victoria and Albert and the rise of the railways.

Ed King, the British Library's head of newspapers, said it opened up the collection "as never before".

The archive is free to search, but there is a charge for accessing the pages themselves.

Other stories contained within the scanned pages include reporting on the Charge of the Light Brigade.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15932683

OK, Library of Congress, your move.

That is if everything there hasn't been classified as top secret.

[myrna minx]

1. Very cool! K&R n/t

[NYC Liberal]

2. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Totally free.

The more content that's digitized and preserved, the better!

[Are_grits_groceries]

5. Amen to that! nt

[woo me with science]

3. Very cool. Thank you! nt

[Lucinda]

4. Very cool! Thank you!

[Starry Messenger]

6. k&r

[ceile]

7. That is so cool! n/t

[anamandujano]

8. Thank you.