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Poets and Poetry
The Kitten on the Wall
William Wordsworth watches a playful kitten, and makes himself a promise.
by William Wordsworth 1770-1850
Extracts from Literature
All Things ‘Nice’
Henry Tilney teases a bewildered Catherine Morland for her lazy vocabulary.
by Jane Austen 1775-1817
International Relations
The Supreme Indignity
Lord Salisbury tells his fellow statesmen that no country should have its laws dictated from abroad.
by Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1830-1903
British National Character
The Liberty-Lovers
American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson praises the English public for still loving freedom, despite their politicians.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882
Indian History
Trunk and Disorderly
Arthur Wellesley watches on as one of his soldiers is rescued from a watery grave.
by Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington 1769-1852
Music and Musicians
Never say ‘What, never?’ again
That infernal nonsense ‘Pinafore’ took America by storm.
by Charles Willeby 1865-1955
