Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
By Alf van Beem, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Joseph Addison tells the legend of the great Greek poetess Sappho and the Lover’s Leap.
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By David Martin (1737–1797), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Benjamin Franklin recalls the disciplines he put himself through on the way to becoming one of America’s literary giants.
By Ivan Ayvazovsky (1817–1900), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Despite failing health, Peter the Great of Russia leapt into Kronstadt Bay to save some young sailors from a watery grave.
© Fab5669, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thomas Pitt’s tenure as Governor of Madras was regarded as a golden age, but what he is remembered for is his diamond.
By John Rae (1813-1900), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
A transported convict writes home to England urging his wife to join him as soon as possible.
© Lure, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leander recalls that first night when he dared the perilous waters of the Hellespont, and swam to meet his lover Hero.
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