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An Extraordinary Man Benjamin Robert Haydon

Artist Benjamin Robert Haydon laments the passing of Lord Egremont, whose generosity and good judgment reached far beyond his support for struggling artists.

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An Eye for Detail Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes turns to his brother for help when the case of a missing Greek proves unexpectedly troublesome.

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An Ideal Location Sir Ernest Scott

Many of Australia’s first cities were planned by British bureaucrats who had never been there, which may explain why they put them in the wrong places.

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An Incorrigible Fanatic William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce told Parliament that the more his opponents slandered him, the more he was sure he was winning.

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An Odious Monopoly Ian Colvin

The privileges granted to European merchants in fifteenth-century London led to seething resentment in the City.

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An Unlikely Heroine Jane Austen

When she was ten, Catherine Morland showed none of the qualities needed to impress the ladies who read romantic fiction.

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