A digital treasure trove

FOR the first 3½ years of its existence, until June 29, 1901, this magazine was called COUNTRY LIFE ILLUSTRATED. The name underlined its most innovative feature: the inclusion of large-scale and high-quality photographs within the running text of the magazine. In achieving this remarkable combination, it was then at the vanguard of printing technology. Other magazines and newspapers were quick to catch up, but, of all the publications available today in a British newsagent,