Topic: September 2004

Hindsight: The Rebuke of the King

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Speakers’ Corner

Places to See, Things to do, and the Latest on Travel

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A Long-Distance Swimmer Becomes a National Hero, Briefly

25th August 1875: Captain Webb Swims the English Channel

One-Way Flight to Scotland

The Countryside Traveller

Small Museums

The Latest Books About Britain

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The England that Alfred Made

First Editions

Frodo’s Friend