Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1213

Violet van der Elst

An eccentric, self-made businesswoman, who ‘made three fortunes and spent five’ in the campaign against the death penalty.

1214

The White Queen’s Riddle

Alice was set a poetical test of wits by the kindly (but like all the other characters, utterly maddening) White Queen.

1215

The Story of Esther

A young Jewish girl is chosen as the Queen of Persia, but quickly finds she has enemies.

1216

A Perfect Combination of Imperfections

Jane Eyre meets a not very handsome stranger, and likes him all the better for it.

1217

Swept off her Feet

Marianne Dashwood sprains an ankle, but help is at hand.

1218

The Greeks, the Governor and the Potatoes

John Kapodistrias had an instinct for how a long-oppressed people might think.