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My Long Walk to Beaver Dams Laura Secord

A ‘slight and delicate’ Canadian woman defied twenty miles of rugged terrain in sweltering heat to warn of an impending attack by American invaders.

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My Native Notes James Boswell

Scotsman James Boswell always spoke good English when in England, but he was careful to leave a little Scots in.

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‘My Shadow’ Robert Louis Stevenson

An enduringly popular poem by the author of ‘Treasure Island’.

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My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord The Gospel According to St Luke

The Virgin Mary’s spontaneous hymn of praise when she told her cousin about the angel Gabriel.

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My Standard of a Statesman Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke expressed his frustration at the arrogance of politicians who have no regard for our Constitutional heritage.

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Mysore’s Golden Age Clay Lane

The Princely State of Mysore (today in Karnataka) was hailed as an example of good governance to all the world.

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