A foreign tourist writes home with an account of a day in the life of a typical London gentleman.
Length: 109 words
Extracts from Literature
On His Blindness
At first, John Milton struggled to come to terms with the
loss of his eyesight.
Length: 59 words
Stuart Era
The Best Laid Plans
Louis XIV picked up the reins of power in France vowing to
to drive the national economy in the common interest, not his own.
Length: 115 words
Bible and Saints
Apollyon Straddles the Way
As Christian is making his way along the highway that leads to
the Celestial City, he finds his way barred by a foul fiend.
Length: 116 words
Bible and Saints
Popular Literature
When literary critics decide that a book is not worthy of their
notice they expect the public to follow their lead, but ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ was different.
Length: 60 words
Stuart Era
The Prisoner from Provence
When Saint-Mars arrived to take over as warden of the
Bastille in 1698, staff at Paris’s most famous prison had eyes only for his prisoner.