Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
By Robert Scott Tait (?1816-1897), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Leigh Hunt looks back to a memorable event in a long life.
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© Michael Garlick, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.
On a money-spinning pilgrimage to Canterbury, a Pardoner says the quiet part out loud.
By Max Liebermann (1847-1935), by Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
A road accident made parish priest George Herbert late for his musical evening, but he was not a bit sorry.
© Ian Capper, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.
In Erewhon, apologise by saying you have the socks and everyone will understand.
© psyberartist, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.
A much-provoked Newfoundland loses his patience.
© DrPete (Pete Coleman), Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.
A little fable about a cat, a chicken and some wasted words.