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Beginner’s Luck

By Mark Twain

As proof that ‘Providence protects children and idiots’, Mark Twain recalls his first taste of ten-pin bowling.

452

Love at First Bite

By P. G. Wodehouse

Sam felt that his epic romance might have started more promisingly.

453

The Last Commandment

By Cynewulf

Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf imagines the farewell between Jesus and his Apostles, forty days after his resurrection.

454

Happy Government

By Anthony Trollope

Lady Glencora scolds the Earl of Brentford for political inactivity, but he warns her to be careful what she wishes for.

455

Education of the Heart

By Jane Austen

For Jane Austen, the best education a father can give to his child is to befriend her.

456

Sense and Sensitivity

By Richard Whately

Jane Austen wrote as a Christian, but all the better for doing so unobtrusively.

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