Searchable British newspapers

[Fred Shapiro]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Joel S. Berson wrote:

> What database has the Times?  How far back?

The Times Digital Archive has the Times (London) 1785-1985.  This is in
some ways the best full-text database there is.  (Note that I am a
consultant to Thomson Gale and may be biased toward their products.)

Fred Shapiro


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