Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
© David Dixon, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
A poem about the blessing of fond memories.
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© TheTurfBurner, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
The heroic and charismatic statesman’s last journey was replete with echoes of his extraordinary life.
© Theoden sA, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Intellectual learning is to be respected, but it should never be confused with good character.
© David Wright, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
The Whitby man held his nerve to keep five enemy ships busy at Trafalgar, and subsequently led Nelson’s funeral procession.
© Oast House Archive, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
A giant gets angry when he finds children playing in his garden.
© Yair Haklai, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Pygmalion discovered that prudishness is not the same as purity.