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Extracts from Literature
The Blessing of Disguise
A mysterious knight and an equally mysterious outlaw agree to preserve one another’s incognito.
by Sir Walter Scott 1771-1832
Liberty and Prosperity
Honourable Mr Fox
The colourful Foreign Secretary humbly accepted a lesson in manners from a local tradesman.
by Samuel Smiles 1812-1904
Mr Ivery Gets Away
Richard Hannay tracks a German spy down to a French château, but Hannay’s sense of fair play gives his enemy a chance.
by John Buchan 1875-1940
Lives of the Saints
Undoubting Thomas
Abbot Elfric praised St Thomas for demanding hard evidence for the resurrection.
by Elfric of Eynsham 955-1010
Cat Stories
Pangur Bán
A 9th century Irish monk scribbled some verses about a beloved cat into his copy book.
by Anonymous (Irish Monk) 9th century
Tamed by Wisdom, Freed by Grace
Abbot Elfric expounds a Palm Sunday text to explain how Christianity combines orderly behaviour with intelligent and genuine liberty.
