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The Best and Worst of Britain
Attributed to Manoel Gonzales
A Portuguese merchant assesses Great Britain’s market under the Hanoverians.
194
A Country Squire in London
By Thomas Babington Macaulay
Lord Macaulay describes the toils of a typical country gentleman visiting London in the time of Charles II.
195
Abel Tasman in New Zealand
By William Pember Reeves
The Dutch explorer ran across two islands in the Pacific of which Europeans knew nothing, but his chief desire was to get past them.
196
Mistris Park
By Clay Lane
Several English pianists impressed Joseph Haydn on his visits to London, but Maria Hester Park was a particular favourite.
197
Cuthbert and Hildemer’s Wife
Cuthbert’s friend comes asking for a priest to attend his dying wife — so long as it isn’t Cuthbert.
198
Athelstan and the Prince of Norway
Based on an account by Snorro Sturluson
Soon after Athelstan became England’s first king, he played a trick on the King of Norway which demanded a reply.
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