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June 4, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 2): Herodotus

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence of the epic poems. The revolt against it

A Friend of Prisoners

February 12, 2018
Editor’s note:  The following is extracted from Beneath the Banner: Being Narratives of Noble Lives and Brave Deeds, by F.J. Cross (published 1895) In St. Paul’s Cathedral there stands a monument representing

Sir Charles Napier

February 7, 2018
Editor’s note:  The following is extracted from Victorian Worthies, by G.H. Blore (published 1920).  All spelling in the original. The famous Napier brothers, Charles, George, and William, came of no mean parentage.

"It Must Be Sunday"

February 5, 2018
Editor’s note:  The following is extracted from The Soul of the Soldier: Sketches from the Western Battle-Front, by Thomas Tiplady (published 1918).  Tiplady was a chaplain serving with the British Expeditionary Force
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