A Glide Into the Future

By H. G. Wells

A dinner host enthralls his guests with an extraordinary scientific experiment.

Lion Hunting in Heidelberg

By Sir Charles Villiers Stanford

Composer Johannes Brahms disliked the adulation sometimes heaped on him by fans, and found quite imaginative ways to avoid it.

Hooked

By Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar

The great British public leaves a German tourist speechless during a county match at the Oval in London.

A Many-Chorded Lyre

By Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar

Stylish batting in cricket is about variety, invention and frankly anything that works, and we have Dr W.G. Grace to thank for it.

Pure Selfishness

By H. G. Wells

The brilliant but dangerously obsessive Dr Griffin decides that the end justifies the means.

‘Recessional’

By Rudyard Kipling

A heartfelt plea for humility at the height of Britain’s Empire.