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Sir Edmund Hillary statue, Mount Cook, NZ.

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Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936

The sole force under God’s good Providence that can meet this turn of our fate, is not temperament, not opportunism, nor any effort to do better than good, but character and again character — such mere ingrained, common-sense, hand-hammered, loyal strength of character as one humbly dares to hope that fifteen hundred years of equality of experience have given us.

on rebuilding after the Great War, Speech, 1920

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Stories illustrating noble deeds in matters both great and small, such as the noble gesture of Sir Philip Sidney, and the determination of Benjamin Disraeli.

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Dear Anne Elliot

By Anne Thackeray

Anne Thackeray saw something in Jane Austen’s heroines that she missed in their more modern sisters.

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Posted January 4

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A Man Without a Price

By Charles Maybury Archer

A Russian princess admitted defeat with a most gracious compliment.

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Posted January 1

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It’s Good to be Merry and Wise

By A. G. Gardiner

‘Alpha of the Plough’ thought the Victorians understood Christmas and New Year better than we do.

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Posted December 23 2024

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Invictus

By W. E. Henley

A memorable poem about triumph over adversity.

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Posted November 28 2024

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The Dignities of God and Man

By Mencius

The honours that come from God and those that come from men need to be put in the right order.

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Posted November 17 2024

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A Word of Advice

By Ben Jonson

Advice that is not based on honesty, humility and deep reflection is mere craft.

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Posted November 9 2024

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★ The Persistence of Thomas Clarkson Today, the slave trade is a £150bn global business. Back in the late 18th century, it was making a lot of influential people very rich too, but some in England were determined to stop it.

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In This Sign Conquer Bishop Eusebius recalls what Constantine told him about the vision that brought him the crown.

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Phrases Use phrases such as ‘to the town’ in sentences, with nouns or with verbs.

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The Marks of a Tyrant Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

Posted February 24 • The Copy Book

Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

Posted February 23 • Think and Speak

Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

Posted February 21 • Think and Speak

Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

Posted February 20 • The Copy Book

Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

Posted February 16 • The Copy Book

Music Video Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak

Posted February 16

Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

Posted February 15 • Think and Speak

The Moral Case for Family Farms Richard Cobden called on Parliament to support small, family-owned farms.

Posted February 14 • The Copy Book

Hiawatha Takes a Photograph Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.

Posted February 13 • The Copy Book

Nouns of Number William Cobbett gives his son James some helpful examples of collective nouns.

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Hiawatha’s Inspiration Henry Longfellow tells us how his tale of a heroic Native American warrior came to him.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

Posted February 12

Music Video Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha: And They Said Farewell Forever

Posted February 12

Music Video Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite: II. The Minstrel Boy

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The Travellers and the Axe Two men find an axe, and then find some trouble, but they aren’t keen on sharing either of them.

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Train

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

Posted February 9 • The Copy Book