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1927
The Wreck of the ‘Dutton’ Clay Lane

Sir Edward and Lady Pellew were on their way to a dinner engagement one stormy day, when their carriage was caught up in tragedy at sea.

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1928
The Wrong Hand Charles Dickens

Davy Copperfield is not pleased at having to compete for his mother’s affection with Edward Murdstone.

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1929
The Zong Massacre

After a hundred and forty-two slaves were tossed overboard in an insurance scam, Granville Sharp wouldn’t let the matter rest.

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1930
‘There is a Tide in the Affairs of Men’ William Shakespeare

Brutus tells Cassius to act while everything is going his way, or be left with nothing but regrets.

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1931
There is No Liberty without Self-Control Edmund Burke

Anti-Christian governments don’t make us free, they just impose their own, illiberal morality.

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1932
‘There is No Precedent for Such a Thing!’ Elbert Green Hubbard

When Elizabeth Fry asked if she could lead prayers for the women inside Newgate gaol, the Governor was momentarily confused.

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