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Discovery and Invention
The Iron Seamstress
William Jerrold saw the new-fangled sewing machine as an opportunity to get women into the professions — but time was of the essence.
by William Blanchard Jerrold 1826-1884
Extracts from Literature
A Literary Mystery
In 1798, ‘Plays on the Passions’ appeared in London bookstores, but no one seemed to know who had written them.
by Margaret Sprague Carhart 1877-1953
Poets and Poetry
The Candidate
William Cowper’s peace was shattered by the arrival of a Parliamentary candidate doorstepping his Buckinghamshire constituents.
by William Cowper 1731-1800
A Kitten’s Jest
In ‘Familiarity Dangerous,’ poet William Cowper tells a little tale warning that if you join in the game you play by the rules.
Indian History
The Tea Committee
Sir William Hunter looks back over a Government committee’s plan to introduce tea cultivation to India in 1834.
by Sir William Wilson Hunter 1840-1900
Moonshine
A London barrister indulges in courtroom theatrics to win a case, but it turns out that not everything is as it seems.
by Robert Southey 1774-1843
