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The Reference Library

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Simon Fanshawe concludes an investigation into the histories of five great reference books.
Palgrave's Golden Treasury. In 1861, professor of poetry at Oxford, Francis Turner Palgrave , brought together in a single volume what he considered the best lyrical poems in the English language. It was a personal selection - some would say an eccentric one - but it has become the best-loved book of poems ever published. Producer Peter Everett

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Simon Fanshawe
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Francis Turner Palgrave
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Peter Everett
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