25

Justice and Equity

By Harsukh Rai

After the East India Company quieted the Maratha Confederacy in 1805, Harsukh Rai looked forward to a new era of good government.

26

The Moth Versus the Fire

By Harsukh Rai

After its prime minister signed the Maratha Confederacy over to the East India Company, the member states rose up in a body.

27

My Long Walk to Beaver Dams

By Laura Secord

A ‘slight and delicate’ Canadian woman defied twenty miles of rugged terrain in sweltering heat to warn of an impending attack by American invaders.

28

Three Criminal Types

By Karl Philipp Moritz

Karl Philipp Moritz described three kinds of criminal in Georgian England, from the gentlemanly cutpurse to the deadly footpad.

29

The Crimes of Mr Pitt

By William Pitt the Elder

William Pitt was a rising star of British politics in 1741, so much so that Horace Walpole MP felt he needed his wings clipped — an operation fraught with peril.

30

An Ideal Location

By Sir Ernest Scott

Many of Australia’s first cities were planned by British bureaucrats who had never been there, which may explain why they put them in the wrong places.