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What happy endings teach us in childhood

Kate Wilkinson explores why, in quest fiction, good must triumph over evil, and what that means both for childhood dreams and adult realities.

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Political brilliance and the power of self-promotion

How do you convince people you’re exceptional? Meet the ultimate self-styled genius.

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  • Eagles screeching at an owl. Etching after F. Barlow.
  • Two eagles, an osprey and a buzzard. Etching by A. Easto after J. G. Pretre.
  • Jupiter in his chariot drawn by eagles. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.
  • Bird: charm image designed to protect against eagles and birds of prey. Ink drawing, Tibet, 18--?.
  • Various birds in flight, including eagles, a heron, a pigeon and ducks. Etching after F. Barlow.
  • Mexico: acrobats dressed as eagles fly around a pole. Coloured aquatint by P. Fumagalli, ca. 1820.
  • Astronomy: Jupiter in his chariot, drawn by a pair of eagles. Engraving by C. Lasinio after Raphael, 1516.
  • A title page illustrated with two eagles and a vulture holding a sheep's skin between them. Engraving, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.
  • Various birds: chickens on the ground; an owl, magpie and woodpecker on a tree; ducks and eagles in the air. Etching by C. Mosley, ca. 1760.
  • A wolf is sitting on a mound opposite a sheep and two foxes with two eagles watching on from a tree; illustration of a fable. Etching.
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