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Anecdotes
The Right Words in the Wrong Order
Such was the reputation of the Prussian army in the days of the Frederick the Great that even foreigners wanted to join.
Length: 119 words
Tough Customer
A little anecdote about a schoolmaster who wasn’t as much of a Wackford Squeers as he appeared to be.
Length: 59 words
Left Holding the Baby
A gentleman travelling home from London by train reached his destination carrying more than he set out with.
Length: 112 words
Animal Stories
Two Sly Foxes
Sir Nicholas L’Estrange recalls two astonishing eyewitness accounts of the resourcefulness the fox.
Length: 117 words
Translated from the Lattin
When William Shakespeare agreed to be godfather to Ben Jonson’s baby boy, he forgot that he would have to think of a gift for his christening.
Length: 60 words
Music and Musicians
On Thin Ice
Charles Villiers Stanford found it necessary to play dumb on a visit to snowy Leipzig.
Length: 111 words