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The Changing Face of Japan Joseph Longford

Joseph Longford described how Japan had changed from the day he first joined the Japan Consular Service to the day he retired as Consul in Nagasaki.

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The Character of Captain James Cook David Samwell

Captain Cook’s friend and ship’s surgeon David Samwell gives us his impressions of the great explorer.

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The Character of Cecil Rhodes Basil Williams

The ruthless diamond magnate and Prime Minister of the Cape divided opinion in his own lifetime as he still does today.

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The Character of Charles II Gilbert Burnet

Scottish scholar and clergyman Gilbert Burnet sets before us a picture of a King who was something of a Solomon in his virtues and his vices.

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The Character of George Stephenson Samuel Smiles

A self-made man who never forgot his humble beginnings.

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The Character of George Washington Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson recalls the virtues (and a few faults) of the first US President.

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