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We are delighted to bring you some of the best literary resources, from online study aids to popular eBooks and audiobooks, award-winning movies and documentaries.
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Gain access to thousands of academic online journals and reference books, and e-books from around the world.
Read the world’s largest newsstand on your device! With publications including The Economist, New Scientist, and Marie Claire.
If you’d prefer to read online or listen to reading, join us for a whole different experience.
Graphic novels are not glorified comic books but are exciting and engaging novels with pictures and words.
Watch a theatre production or a concert online. We have something for all theatre and concert hall buffs in our online collection of shows, plays, workshops, documentaries and live music performances. Watch or listen - anytime, anywhere - and lose yourself in the magic of the show.
Selecting the best music in the UK every week, and sharing it with the world.
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A collection of new poetry from Sri Lankan poets writing in English, published digitally by the British Council.
