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Winter Wisdom

By William Cowper

William Cowper feels he has learnt more on one short walk than in many hours of study.

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Posted October 24 2018

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A Fatal Slip

By Andrew Lang

Prince Agib hears the tale of a boy confined to an underground chamber for forty days, and dismisses it as superstition.

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Posted October 18 2018

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Rose and Thorn

By William H. Sleeman

William Sleeman passes on an anecdote from one of the Persian classics, to show that truth should not be used for evil ends.

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Posted October 14 2018

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King Alfred’s Lyre

By Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens explains how King Alfred the Great overcame the Great Heathen Army in 878, with the help of a little music.

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Posted October 11 2018

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Waters of Strife

By Charles Kingsley

Master-sweep Grimes meets a woman who knows more about him than he feels comfortable with.

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Posted October 9 2018

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Bass, Bat and Bull

By John Nyren

John Nyren tells us about one of cricket’s truly great batsmen, John Small.

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Posted October 4 2018

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★ The Battle of the Standard Scottish King David I hoped to exploit the unpopularity of the Normans by trading on his own English heritage.

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In This Sign Conquer Bishop Eusebius recalls what Constantine told him about the vision that brought him the crown.

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Phrases Use phrases such as ‘to the town’ in sentences, with nouns or with verbs.

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The Marks of a Tyrant Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

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Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

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Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

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Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

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Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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Music Video Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak

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Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

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The Moral Case for Family Farms Richard Cobden called on Parliament to support small, family-owned farms.

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Hiawatha Takes a Photograph Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.

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Nouns of Number William Cobbett gives his son James some helpful examples of collective nouns.

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Hiawatha’s Inspiration Henry Longfellow tells us how his tale of a heroic Native American warrior came to him.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

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Music Video Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha: And They Said Farewell Forever

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Music Video Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite: II. The Minstrel Boy

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The Travellers and the Axe Two men find an axe, and then find some trouble, but they aren’t keen on sharing either of them.

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

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