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A guide loses his way on the edge of the merciless Egyptian desert, but Abba John is too kind-hearted to tell him.
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William Sleeman passes on an anecdote from one of the Persian classics, to show that truth should not be used for evil ends.
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Charles Dickens explains how King Alfred the Great overcame the Great Heathen Army in 878, with the help of a little music.
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Master-sweep Grimes meets a woman who knows more about him than he feels comfortable with.
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A weary King Odysseus dozes off on his voyage home to Ithaca, but his crew are wide awake, wondering what is in his bag.
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John Nyren tells us about one of cricket’s truly great batsmen, John Small.