Subjects

Extracts from Literature

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Redeeming Time

Pip Pirrip never misses a moment of visiting time with Abel Magwitch, the convict who made him into a gentleman, in the prison hospital.

476

The Six Leaps of Faith

The eighth-century English bishop and poet Cynewulf explores a prophecy from the Song of Solomon.

477

At Heaven’s Gate

The eighth-century English bishop and poet Cynewulf takes us to the threshold of God’s holy city, and gives us a choice.

478

Guardian of Peace

J. S. Mill argues that free trade has done more to put an end to war than any political union or military alliance.

479

Annunciation

Cynewulf reflects on the mystery of the appearance of the angel Gabriel to Mary.

480

A Monument to Liberty

Samuel Smiles explains why the London and Birmingham Railway was an achievement superior to the Great Pyramid of Giza.