Richard Ovenden Obe - The Past (And Why We Need It For The Future)

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Temple Methodist Church, 1 Pebble Lane, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 6NN
Many open books laid out together

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'Rich and meticulous' is how The Guardian described the widely acclaimed *Burning the Books* - the history of knowledge under attack. Richard Ovenden, director of the world-famous Bodleian Library, explains how attacks on libraries and archives have been a feature of history since ancient times, but have increased in frequency and intensity during the modern era, threatening their role in protecting documents that outline the rule of law and the rights of citizens. He'll explore issues as wide as what really happened to the Great Library of Alexandria, to the Windrush papers, from Donald Trump's deleting embarrassing tweets to John Murray's burning of Byron's memoirs in the name of censorship, and argue that the knowledge of the past has so many valuable lessons to teach us and we ignore it at our peril.

**In partnership with ****Prospect Magazine**

*Photo by John Cairns*

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