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Character and Conduct
Career Change
An unemployed French labourer was amazed when a friend suggested becoming a French master to refined English ladies.
by Samuel Smiles 1812-1904
Abolition of Slavery
Master and Slave
A runaway slave is recaptured, and charged with ingratitude by the master who has taken such pains to afford him economic security.
by John Aikin 1747-1822 and Anna Laetitia Barbauld 1743-1825
Education
Lilies of the Field
Norman Leys complained that policymakers in Africa were interested more in training loyal and industrious workers than in nurturing free peoples.
by Norman Leys 1875-1944
Indian History
The Tea Committee
Sir William Hunter looks back over a Government committee’s plan to introduce tea cultivation to India in 1834.
by Sir William Wilson Hunter 1840-1900
Modern History
Popular Misconceptions
A good knowledge of history is essential if we are to understand how words such as liberty and democracy are understood.
by John Buchan 1875-1940
Georgian Era
The Cradle of Our Race
Edmund Burke warned that the French Revolution could have a devastating effect on British and European culture.
by Edmund Burke 1729-1797