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Opinion

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Passages in which writers express their views on various subjects, some light, some serious.

  • A photo of Little Red Riding Hood in 1930s animated style, with the white-toothed Wolf holding up a tube of branded toothpaste.

    01 • Opinion

    Presumption and Innocence

    Charles Dickens chastises those who alter the plots of classic tales to push some social agenda of their own.

    Charles Dickens

  • A photo of a public speaker addressing a crowd in a park, on an Autumn day in the 1950s.

    02 • Opinion

    Popular Misconceptions

    A good knowledge of history is essential if we are to understand words such as liberty and democracy.

    John Buchan

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Character Counts!

Elbert Green Hubbard tells us about Richard Cobden’s early life, and how it shaped his values; Sydney Smith gives us his definition of marriage; mild-mannered clergyman George Herbert get his hands (and much else besides) dirty in helping labourer dumped in the road by his overloaded horse; and a Victorian commuter arrives home carrying more than his briefcase.