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Mistakes, Right and Wrong
By Sir Hubert Parry
Sir Hubert Parry explained to students at the Royal College of Music that some mistakes are creative whereas others are destructive.
356
The Open Sea
By Richard Cobden
Richard Cobden despaired at British statesmen using the peerless Royal Navy merely to strangle trade in other countries.
357
Ring for Service
By Charles H. Ross
A cat belonging to a Carthusian monastery in Paris gets a free lunch, but who is exploiting whom?
358
Faraday al Fresco
By Walter Jerrold
Michael Faraday’s tour of Europe included a ‘picturesque’ multicultural event on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.
359
Press Pass
By Samuel Smiles
Young inventor James Watt’s life in London was overshadowed by the perpetual fear of being snatched.
360
The Grand Mechanic
The more that pioneering engineer George Stephenson understood of the world around him, the more his sense of wonder grew.
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