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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.
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Honourable Mr Fox
By Samuel Smiles
The colourful Foreign Secretary humbly accepted a lesson in manners from a local tradesman.
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On Equal Terms
An aristocratic statesman was choked with emotion as he reflected on Britain’s creative social mobility.
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As Good as his Word
Benjamin Disraeli did not make a promising start to his Parliamentary career - but he did start with a promise.
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Wellington’s Secret
The future hero of Waterloo dealt with political ambush as comfortably as he dealt with the military kind.
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Triumph in Adversity
Two famous figures, one from the sciences and one from the arts, who turned suffering to advantage.
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