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An Appeal to Philip Sober Valerius Maximus

A woman convicted of a crime she did not commit took her case to a higher power.

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An Appeal to the Ladies of England Manto Mavrogenous

Manto Mavrogenous hoped that her fellow women might show more solidarity with Greece than many men had done.

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An Avoidable Tragedy Adam Smith

Adam Smith argued that the Bengal Famine of 1769 would have been much less of a tragedy under a free trade policy.

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An Easy Life Frederick Marryat

Mr Easy believes he has missed out on fatherhood, and having nothing else to do, turns to political campaigning.

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An Embarrassment of Heroes John Buchan

John Buchan warned that the great figures of history are often beyond their biographers’ comprehension.

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An Englishman in Exile William Cobbett

Faced with a choice between silence, dungeon or exile, William Cobbett chose exile — and then had to make sense of it.

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