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Clippings presents important texts found in newspapers that bear on one or more aspects of Victorian Bournemouth’s development. The texts reside in the British Newspaper Archive (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/: subscription required). The BNA contains an enormous number of newspapers, presented in the original format, but some gaps still exist for Victorian Bournemouth. For example, it does not contain the Visitors’ Guide. Nevertheless it remains a formidable source of different types of information. Clippings assembles texts according to chronology and theme. Little comment accompanies the clippings, since they should stand by themselves. Also, readers have the opportunity to draw their own conclusions from primary documentary material.