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Extracts from Literature
A Solemn Duty
Monsieur St Aubert falls seriously ill on a walking tour with his daughter Emily, and before the end asks an unexpected favour.
by Ann Radcliffe 1764-1823
Liberty and Prosperity
The Economic Case for Sovereignty
A nation with its own laws and a strong sense of shared cultural identity makes good economic sense.
by Adam Smith 1723-1790
The (Fairly) Honest Lawyer
Andre-Louis Moreau lives for vengeance on the master swordsman who killed his friend.
by Rafael Sabatini 1875-1950
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
The Sneeze of History
It was the opinion of Leo Tolstoy that even Napoleon was never master of his own destiny.
by Leo Tolstoy 1828-1910
Poets and Poetry
‘The Overland Mail’
A tribute to the postal workers of British India, and to the kind of empire they helped to build.
by Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936
Big Spenders
Adam Smith warns that politicians are the last people who should lecture the public about how to run their affairs.
