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British Myths and Legends
The Sword in the Stone
Sir Kay has left his sword at home, and his young brother Arthur is determined to find him a worthy blade for the New Year’s Day joust.
by Sir Thomas Malory ?1416-?1471
Liberty and Prosperity
Measured Government
To Napoleon, the way that politicians in Paris had forced metric measurements on the public was a lesson in bad government.
by Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821
William Shakespeare
‘To Thine Own Self Be True’
Standing on the dockside with Laertes, who is eager to board ship for Paris, Polonius takes a moment to share some fatherly wisdom.
by William Shakespeare 1564-1616
A Nation of Shopkeepers
The great French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte protested that in calling England ‘a nation of shopkeepers’ he had paid us a compliment.
by Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 and Barry Edward O’Meara 1786-1836
Character and Conduct
Through Russian Eyes
After a visit to England in 1847, Aleksey Khomyakov published his impressions of our country and our people in a Moscow magazine.
by (William) John Birkbeck 1859-1916 and Aleksei Stepanovitch Khomyakov 1804-1860
Music and Musicians
Sharp’s the Word
On realising that he had the edge on his rivals, music publisher John Brand moved quickly to secure one of Haydn’s peerless Quartets.
from The Musical World 1836
