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Sport and Sportsmen
Bass, Bat and Bull
John Nyren tells us about one of cricket’s truly great batsmen, John Small.
by John Nyren 1764-1837
Music and Musicians
Daw Chorus
Composer Ethel Smyth starts telling the Archbishop of Canterbury a joke, and then wishes she hadn’t...
by Ethel Smyth 1858-1944
Big Hitter
Meriel Talbot’s distinguished career in government came as no surprise to those who had seen her at the wicket.
A Toast to the Greatest Composer
When violinist Joseph Joachim proposed a toast to the world’s greatest composer, he was cut off in mid flow.
by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford 1852-1924
Musical Appreciation
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford recalls the very different receptions given by British and German audiences to a little bit of Brahms.
Lion Hunting in Heidelberg
Composer Johannes Brahms disliked the adulation sometimes heaped on him by fans, and found quite imaginative ways to avoid it.