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1585
The Free-Wheeler Ethel Smyth

Composer Ethel Smyth buys a new-fangled ladies’ bicycle, and scandalises the neighbours.

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1586
The Friendship of Cats Théophile Gautier

A cat’s affection is not easy to win, but the rewards make the effort worthwhile.

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The Friendship of Trade John Bright

As Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli stoked fears of Russian aggression, John Bright said that Russia was only threatening when she felt threatened.

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The Gallipoli Landings Clay Lane

By 1915, the Allies were struggling to break through Germany’s Western Front, and so began looking for another line of attack.

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The Garden and the Machine John Buchan

John Buchan compared how the Germans and the British understood their empires, and saw two very different pictures indeed.

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The Genius Next Door Clay Lane

William Murdoch’s experiments with steam traction impressed his next-door neighbour, with world-changing results.

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