Sir William Hunter looks back over a Government committee’s plan to
introduce tea cultivation to India in 1834.
212
Moonshine
ByRobert Southey
A London barrister indulges in courtroom theatrics to win a
case, but it turns out that not everything is as it seems.
213
‘The Helmet! The Helmet!’
ByHorace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
On the day that Manfred, Prince of Otranto, expected his son
Conrad to marry the Marquis of Vicenza’s daughter, grotesque tragedy struck.
214
Home Thoughts from the Sea
ByRobert Browning
Robert Browning, aboard ship in sight of Gibraltar, reflects
on the momentous events in British history that have happened nearby.
215
A Kind and Gentle Heart
BySamuel Johnson
After Oliver Goldsmith’s landlady lost patience with her
cash-strapped tenant, Dr Johnson took charge and a literary classic entered the world.
216
St Margaret of Scotland
FromThe Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
When Malcolm III, King of Scots, met Princess Margaret of Wessex, he
knew at once that he had found a woman capable of setting an example to a whole nation.
