Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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A memorable poem about triumph over adversity.
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Jacques Cartier made history and made friends along the St Lawrence, but then threw all that goodwill away.
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Francis Bain’s alternative Adam and Eve story left its own question unanswered.
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Bede died as he had lived, freely sharing all he had, and singing praises to God.
By William Home Lizars (1788–1859), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Cracking down on benefit claimants and migrant workers didn’t make Godfrey Bertram as popular as he expected.
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One of China’s greatest poets reflects on silence, on speech, and on a song in the heart of a friend.