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The Open Sea

Richard Cobden despaired at British statesmen using the peerless Royal Navy merely to strangle trade in other countries.

368

Ring for Service

A cat belonging to a Carthusian monastery in Paris gets a free lunch, but who is exploiting whom?

369

Faraday al Fresco

Michael Faraday’s tour of Europe included a ‘picturesque’ multicultural event on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.

370

Press Pass

Young inventor James Watt’s life in London was overshadowed by the perpetual fear of being snatched.

371

The Grand Mechanic

The more that pioneering engineer George Stephenson understood of the world around him, the more his sense of wonder grew.

372

Youth and Age

Sir Hubert Parry was delighted to see teachers and pupils pushing each other to do better.