Memories of Victorian Wordsworth household hospitality
A fragmentary reminiscence describes the Wordsworth home during a lakes visit, contrasting the aloof master with Southey's sociable approach. The narrator notes the daily care focused on Wordsworth, the lack of warmth for guests, and the contrast with easier entertainments and other literary circles.
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Lakes
Southey
Wordsworth
Diay
Jong
Wordsworths
Greta Hall
Baggage Smasher Foe in American Travel
A London Times essay argues luggage is often ruined on American railways while European cases survive overseas. It labels baggage smashers as remnants of barbarous days and calls for sturdier trunks to curb material loss for travelers and porters.
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London
America
United States
Loudon Times
Caribou Horns Reach Impressive Lengths in Philippines
The Water haffato caribou of the Philippines is said to grow to remarkable length, with horns measured along their curve exceeding twelve feet tip to tip. Its wide horn spread dwarfs the narrow lanes of the town, leaving brown scars on bamboo hedges as evidence of the creature’s paths.
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Philippines
Wide World Magazine
Voltaire's Poser on Responsibility and Desire
The passage contemplates Voltairean thought experiments where a person is asked to imagine pressing a button that grants their deepest wish while causing harm to an unknown person. It questions the moral weight of responsibility and the trade offs between personal gain and others' suffering.
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Voltaire
Ehna Rutten
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