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2017
Virtue in Rags and Patches Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens explains to the young men of Boston MA what it is that motivates him to write.

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2018
Vortigern’s Tower Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey of Monmouth tells the tale of how Merlin first came to the attention of Britain’s kings.

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2019
Wait and See Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke would not congratulate the French revolutionaries on their ‘liberty’ until he knew what they would do with it.

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2020
War is Such a Taxing Business Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith warned ordinary Americans that encouraging the hawks in Washington would cost them more than blood.

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2021
Watch Dog Anonymous

The doorman of a Paris theatre had strict instructions to keep dogs outside, but it was the humans they let in who caused all the trouble.

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2022
Water into Wine Elfric of Eynsham

Abbot Elfric explains the significance of Christ’s miracle at Cana.

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