Navigating by History
The study of history can distract us from pressing modern problems, but failing to study it is much worse.
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John Buchan
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John Buchan was a key figure in Britain’s intelligence service during the Great War, making his novels about dashing spy Richard Hannay especially vidid.
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Popular Misconceptions
A good knowledge of history is essential if we are to understand words such as liberty and democracy.
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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.