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A Great Human Effort John Masefield

The Gallipoli landings in 1915 did not achieve the Admiralty’s goals, but for John Masefield they remained one of the proudest moments of the Great War.

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A Great Writer Fyodor Dostoevsky

One author was a long way ahead at the top of Dostoevsky’s reading list.

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A Growing Reputation Herbert Bury

Herbert Bury distinguished two kinds of overseas investment, and only one was worthy of Englishmen.

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A Highly Polished People Sir Stamford Raffles

Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Java, urged London to bypass our European partners and trade directly with Japan.

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A Hot Tip Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli revealed the secret behind holding one’s place at the top of Parisian society.

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A Hymn for St Cuthbert An Anglo-Saxon Hymnarium

A short hymn from the later 11th century, in praise of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne.

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