"reading will make you free"

 

When I listen to these podcasts about the British Royal Family, the journalists usually are sitting in a room with a lot of books on the wall.

   The countries of the United Kingdom have a rich literary tradition that goes back 1500 years:  the novel, drama, poetry.

        I read, or heard, someplace that Winston Churchill (English Prime Minister in the 20th Century) had copies of Jane Austen's six novels, 

Pride And Prejudice

Emma

Northanger Abbey     

Mansfield Park

Sense And Sensibility, and

Persuasion,

        in each of his residences.

In one of the podcast conversations about members of the royal family, someone noted that Prince William doesn't read the background information he needs before going out to an event - instead, he prefers to have someone brief him on the information - just tell it to him....

This went over like a lead balloon with the other guys in the room.  (lol) - They were polite about it, they didn't want to criticize William, but you could tell they were disappointed, and they thought it would be much better if he read the information.

        Reading and studying are powerful core values with these people.

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