Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1

Believe Me

A loving parent doesn’t want her son to be a success; she wants him to be a fine human being.

2

A Great Writer

One author was a long way ahead at the top of Dostoevsky’s reading list.

3

Mrs Partington and Her Mop

The defiant Mrs Partington took on the full might of the Atlantic Ocean.

4

Truth Lies Open to All

Nobody has a monopoly on the truth, neither the scholars of the past nor the scholars of today.

5

One More Pounce

A Welshman was not keen on handing over his employer’s money just because Tom Dorbel had a gun.

6

The Greatest Mart Town of all Muscovy

Flemish merchants hoping to prosper in Russia’s commercial capital received a nasty shock.