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A gentleman travelling home from London by train reached his destination carrying more than he set out with.
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Richard Cobden was not a little envious of the USA’s open and can-do society, but he did not covet her republicanism.
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An ageing Heron finds himself a little too stiff to fish for himself, so he thinks of a way to get the fish to do it for him.
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A harassed mother Raven vows bloody revenge on a venomous Snake, but the wily old Jackal has a better idea.
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If Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli really wanted a better-educated public, he must tackle the high cost of living.
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By day Danaus had to watch his fifty unhappy daughters marry their fifty cruel cousins, but the wedding night was yet to come.