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A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Absent Minded Conquerors

Sir John Seeley urged us to cherish our close ties to India and other nations beyond Europe.

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Srinivasa Ramanujan

A maths prodigy from Madras became so wrapped up in his sums that he forgot to pass his examinations.

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An Avoidable Tragedy

Adam Smith argued that the Bengal Famine of 1769 would have been much less of a tragedy under a free trade policy.

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The Great Bengal Famine

The Governor of Bengal accused the East India Company of turning a crisis into a humanitarian catastrophe.

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The Englishman

George Santayana had the chance to observe our national character at the height of Empire.

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The Christmas Egg

Anglo-Saxon abbot Elfric tentatively likened the new-born Jesus to an egg.