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The Abduction of Tarzan

John Clayton, a British colonial official lost in the African jungle, is caught unawares by Kerchak, the gorilla.

by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1875-1950

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International Relations

A Credit to His Country

The diplomat’s task is to see the best in other peoples, not to scold them for their failings.

by François de Callières 1645-1717

Extracts from Poetry

What’s in a Name?

Juliet complains that the man she loves has the wrong name, and the man she loves hears her doing it.

by William Shakespeare 1564-1616

Extracts from Fiction

The Hare and Many Friends

John Gay reflects that in matters of friendship, quality is preferable to quantity.

by John Gay 1685-1732

Extracts from Poetry

The Beggar’s Petition

A destitute and friendless farmer, turned from the tradesman’s entrance, tries his luck at the front door.

by Thomas Moss 1740-1808

Extracts from Fiction

An Unlikely Heroine

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

by Jane Austen 1775-1817

Extracts from Fiction

Koré

Sir Edward Leithen finds himself revising his opinion of the ‘detestable’ Koré Arabin.

by John Buchan 1875-1940