Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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Douglas Jardine came up with a plan to deprive the watching public of one of the finest sights in all sport.
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By John White Alexander (1856-1915), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Sir Hubert Parry advised students at the Royal College of Music to respect their teachers, but to think for themselves too.
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In the year that Napoleon’s quest for European Empire faltered at Moscow, President Madison of the USA came to his aid.
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A faithful feline bides his time until two criminals are brought to justice.
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After two years in South Africa, a Scottish civil servant began turning out best-selling adventure tales.
The first setbacks for the German Empire in the Great War came courtesy of ANZAC troops.