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By Ivan Makarov (1822–1897). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
A loving parent doesn’t want her son to be a success; she wants him to be a fine human being.
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By Alexei Harlamov (1840–1925), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
One author was a long way ahead at the top of Dostoevsky’s reading list.
© Trevor Rickard, Geograph.
Nobody has a monopoly on the truth, neither the scholars of the past nor the scholars of today.
© Ian Capper, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.
The defiant Mrs Partington took on the full might of the Atlantic Ocean.
© Auckland Museum, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.
A Welshman was not keen on handing over his employer’s money just because Tom Dorbel had a gun.
Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Sir Thomas Roe had some difficulty making an impression on Emperor Jehangir.