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A Tale of Three Rivers William H. Sleeman

The Rivers Son and Narmada rise together in the hills of Amarkantak, but because of Johilla they never meet again.

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38
Akbar Takes the Plunge Samsam ud Daula Shah Nawaz Khan

Emperor Akbar’s court physician told his nobles that beneath the waters of a lake was a dry, cosy room, and dared them to find a way in.

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39
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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Banner of Liberty William Ewart Gladstone

In 1840, Secretary at War Thomas Macaulay treated the Union Jack like a bully’s visiting card, but backbencher William Gladstone believed it deserved better.

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Courage Under Fire Thomas Babington Macaulay

Robert Clive turned seven hundred frightened recruits into crack troops by sheer force of personality.

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Engines of Progress Sir Bartle Frere

Sir Bartle Frere, Governor of Bombay, shared his excitement at the way railways were making Indians more independent.

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