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Extracts from Literature
Fan Frenzy
Ardent opera buffs descend like locusts on Jenny Lind’s hotel, eager for a memento.
by Charles Dickens 1812-1870
Criminal Justice
A man unjustly condemned to transportation finds that thieves thieve, but sometimes decency shines through too.
as told to William Moy Thomas 1828–1910
Poets and Poetry
Winter Wisdom
William Cowper feels he has learnt more on one short walk than in many hours of study.
by William Cowper 1731-1800
Myths and Legends
A Fatal Slip
Prince Agib hears the tale of a boy confined to an underground chamber for forty days, and dismisses it as superstition.
by Andrew Lang 1844-1912
Rose and Thorn
William Sleeman passes on an anecdote from one of the Persian classics, to show that truth should not be used for evil ends.
by William H. Sleeman 1788-1856
Anglo-Saxon Era
King Alfred’s Lyre
Charles Dickens explains how King Alfred the Great overcame the Great Heathen Army in 878, with the help of a little music.
