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An Idler In The Wilds

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


Although he was well known around the South Downs in West Sussex as 'The Bee-man of Burpham', Tickner Edwardes also had a great affinity for…

The Burston Rebellion

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Thomas George Higdon


The early 20th century in Great Britain saw a seismic shift in political awareness especially amongst the working classes. This led to a sig…

Stories of the Fire Brigade

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Frank Mundell


The stories presented here have been collected from reports of actual incidents responded to by various fire brigades with examples from bot…

Rough Talks by a Padre

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Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy


Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC was an ordained Anglican priest, who in the early stages of World War I volunteered for duty as a chap…

Stories of the Coal Mine

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Frank Mundell


Men, women and children (who could until 1842 be as young as four years old and from 1900 had to be over thirteen years of age) worked in th…

Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China

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Robert Fortune


An account by Scottish botanist of his journey to China to discover the secret of producing tea and securing plants for propagation outside…

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