Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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When the Reformers sold off the treasures of Durham Cathedral, they sold a priceless piece of Scottish history into oblivion.
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After the murder of King Duncan, Lady Macbeth is alarmed to see her husband losing his grip on reality.
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Nearly seventy years after his death, the roguish laird still cast a spell over the farm-folk of the Highlands.
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The Revd Edmund Dixon urged young people to think about what a little politeness could do for them.
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The Nika Rebellion drew a rising Roman general against some rioting sports fans, and it was a tense game.
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A half-starved cat is recruited by the Allies in the fight against Hitler.