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December 28, 2005: Book Collection may Shed New Light on Britain's William Gladstone
"Researchers hope to discover insights into the mind of the 19th-century prime minister William Gladstone by studying more than 32,000 books from his private collection."
"He served four terms as prime minister under Queen Victoria and left his personal library to the nation on his death in 1898. Many books have his handwritten comments in the margins."
