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Character and Conduct

Character and Learning

Intellectual learning is to be respected, but it should never be confused with good character.

Length: 57 words

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

Captain Moorsom’s ‘Revenge’

The Whitby man held his nerve to keep five enemy ships busy at Trafalgar, and subsequently led Nelson’s funeral procession.

Length: 52 words

Stories in Short

The Selfish Giant

A giant gets angry when he finds children playing in his garden.

Length: 59 words

Greek and Roman Myths

Pygmalion and Galatea

Pygmalion discovered that prudishness is not the same as purity.

Length: 45 words

Greek and Roman Myths

Damon and Pythias

A tale of two friends with complete confidence in each other, and loyal to the death.

Length: 46 words

Greek and Roman Myths

The Gordian Knot

Alexander fulfilled the letter of a prophecy and he did become ruler of the world, but it wasn’t quite fair.

Length: 60 words