25

Padgett, MP

By Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl Cromer

Lord Cromer, a former Consul-General of Egypt, expressed his frustration at politicians who set too much store by Foreign Office briefings.

26

The Uganda Railway

By Winston Spencer Churchill

When it opened in 1901, the Uganda Railway still wasn’t in Uganda, and Westminster’s MPs were still debating whether or not to build it.

27

Home, Sweet Home

By Alexis de Tocqueville

French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville visited the USA in the 1830s, and found a degree of contentment that he rarely found in Europe.

28

It’s Better by Rail

From The Annual Review

A contributor to the ‘Annual Review’ shared a flurry of facts about the new Liverpool and Manchester Railway, showing what a blessing it already was.

29

Roses and Poor-Rates

By Thomas Babington Macaulay

When Robert Southey called for a fairer and greener economy, Thomas Macaulay warned that only politicians and bureaucrats would thank him.

30

Mauled by a Lion

By David Livingstone

The villagers of Mabutso in Southern Africa begged Dr David Livingstone to rid them of a menacing pride of lions.