The Tale of Robert Tomson
Robert Tomson was a typical Englishman and it nearly killed him, but it also made him a fortune and won him a bride.
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Mandell Creighton
3 articles
Creighton was Bishop of London and one of England’s most honoured historians, who encouraged a sympathetic understanding of people of other times, and of other countries too.
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Unsuitable for Export
Our peculiar brand of democracy and liberty is a noble thing, but we should be wary of recommending it to other countries.
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National Sympathy
We English would not hand out so much unsolicited advice to foreign countries if we knew more about their history.
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