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Extracts from Literature
In Good Company
Anne Elliot resents being expected to court the society of anyone simply because of social status.
by Jane Austen 1775-1817
With the Compliments of Mr Collins
There is an art to making one’s compliments seem artless.
‘Nothing clears up one’s ideas like explaining them’
Muddle-headed inventor Professor Cavor needs to think aloud, and for reasons of his own Mr Bedford is anxious to listen.
by H. G. Wells 1866-1946
Bible and Saints
High Beneath Heaven’s Roof
The Cross of Christ speaks, and tells of the amazing transformation from sign of shame to sign of redemption.
by Cynewulf fl. ?800
Poets and Poetry
‘If...’
Rudyard Kipling’s much-loved verses are a reflection on what it is that builds real character.
by Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936
‘Hail, Liberty!’
Kipling borrowed from the Greek Independence movement to give thanks for the end of the Great War.
