Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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John of Gaunt watches in despair as his country is milked for its wealth and shared out among the king’s favourites.
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Lord Armstrong’s home was an Aladdin’s cave of Victorian technology.
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Adam and Eve are set in a Garden of carefree delight, but the Snake swears they are victims of a cruel deception.
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Even as a child, King Alfred couldn’t resist a challenge.
Forced from his throne and threatened with murder, Edwin makes a curious bargain for his deliverance.
A shy and unmusical stable-hand suddenly began to sing wise and moving hymns.