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Painting of a rocky coastline with trees and crashing waves, with the title "Roar of Distant Breakers" overlaid.

Now On Display! Roar of Distant Breakers — A Rare Books Exhibition

The Rare Books Department welcomes you all back to the J. Willard Marriott Library, and invites you to visit our latest exhibition, Roar of Distant Breakers, now on display in the Special Collections Gallery on level four. This exhibition was curated by Luise Poulton, the former Managing...

05 July, 2021 / 2 Comments

Rocky coastal landscape with rugged cliffs and windswept trees, overlooking a calm ocean.

Rare Books Digital Exhibition — The Roar of Distant Breakers

from California: The Land of the Sun, 1914, Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934) We had not gone far from this village when the fog cleared off, and we enjoyed the delightful prospect of the ocean, the object of all our labours, the reward of all our anxieties....

14 May, 2021 / 1 Comment