While on tour in Austria, Irish tenor Michael Kelly was introduced
to Mozart, and discovered a man of many talents and much kindness.
byMichael Kelly1762-1826
International Relations
The Crudest of Mistakes
Sir Bernard Pares warned that after the Great War,
Western powers must not assume Germany’s role as supercilious bully.
bySir Bernard Pares1867-1949
Discovery and Invention
A False Economy
Thomas Telford told the parish council of St Chad’s
Church in Shrewsbury that their leaky roof was the last thing they should worry about.
bySamuel Smiles1812-1904
Abolition of Slavery
True Colours
The Russian Consul in New York issued a stern rebuke to those trying
to break Britain’s ban on slave-trading by sailing under his nation’s colours.
byAleksei Grigor’evitch Eustaphieve1775-1857
Extracts from Literature
Carry Opinion With You
Britain’s first qualified female doctor, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson,
had a message for the first women to study for London University’s degree in medicine.
byElizabeth Garrett Anderson1836-1917
Anglo-Saxon Era
Fatal Counsel
King Edmund Ironside’s courageous defence of his crown against the invading
Danes was undermined by treachery at home.
