The Copybook

Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.

1501

© David Dixon, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

Elias Parish Alvars Clay Lane

Eli Parish of Teignmouth in Devon became one of Europe’s most celebrated virtuosos.

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1502

© Ashley Dace, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

Dud Dudley Clay Lane

The 17th-century entrepreneur developed a way of smelting iron with coke rather than charcoal, but the Civil War frustrated his plans.

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1503

By Kamil Isik, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

St Nicholas and the Golden Dowry Clay Lane

Nicholas used his inheritance to help three vulnerable girls escape a life of exploitation.

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1504

By Edmund Blair Leighton (1852-1922), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain image.

Are Women more faithful than Men? Jane Austen

A touchy subject, especially when your lover is listening in.

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1505

© Colin Smith, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

Fanny Comes Home Jane Austen

Fanny Price, eight years after being adopted by her wealthy uncle and aunt, has gone back home for the first time, full of anticipation.

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1506

© Brian Robert Marshall, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

The Dove and the Flame Elfric of Eynsham

Elfric, Abbot of Eynsham in the reign of Æthelred the Unready, reflects on two appearances of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament.

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