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1477
The Bully and the Brakesman Clay Lane

A young George Stephenson takes responsibility for the team spirit at Black Callerton mine.

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1478
The Button Man of Waterloo Benjamin Robert Haydon

Amid all the confusion of the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington spotted a man in civilian clothes riding busily around on a stocky horse.

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1479
The Calendar ‘English Style’ Clay Lane

An English monk warned of a flaw in the world’s most widely-used calendar.

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1480
The Candidate William Cowper

William Cowper’s peace was shattered by the arrival of a Parliamentary candidate doorstepping his Buckinghamshire constituents.

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1481
The Case of Jonathan Strong Clay Lane

Granville Sharp and his surgeon brother William rescued a young African man from the streets of London.

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1482
The Cat, the Mouse and the Banyan Tree Clay Lane

A mouse’s delight at seeing his old enemy caught in a trap proves short-lived.

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