Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
© Michael Garlick, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.
On a money-spinning pilgrimage to Canterbury, a Pardoner says the quiet part out loud.
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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.
By William Barnes Wollen (1857–1936), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
In August, 1775, King George III responded to the news of rebellion in the American colonies.