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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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The name of two of Britain's leading national newspapers. The Daily Express first appeared in April 1900 and made an immediate splash as the first daily paper to carry news instead of advertisements on its front page. Founded by Arthur Pearson (1866–1921), it was bought in 1916 by Lord *Beaverbrook, who two years later launched its sister paper, the Sunday Express. It was Beaverbrook who introduced in 1930 the logo of a crusader which still appears on each of the papers today.
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In 1936 the Daily Express had the largest circulation in the world (2.25 million copies). By then Beaverbrook had commissioned the magnificent Daily Express building in Fleet Street, with its sheer black glass façade (1931–2 by Ellis and Clarke) and extravagant *Art Deco interiors (1936–9 by Owen Williams). This remained the office and printing plant of Express Newspapers until they moved in 1989 to Blackfriars Road.
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