Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Ministerial Myopia

We all want our politicians to be clever men, but being cunning isn’t the same as being wise.

2

A Most Successful Holiday

The best holidays are the ones that make us long for home.

3

The Object of a Liberal Education

Thomas Huxley believed that if schools did not ground their pupils in common sense, life’s examinations would be painful.

4

Heracles and Omphale

As penance for involuntary manslaughter, Heracles was sentenced to slavery under the playful rod of Omphale, Queen of Lydia.

5

Laughter in the House

Sir Philip Sidney reminded comedians that when the audience is laughing they aren’t necessarily the better for it.

6

The Perils of the Learned

Persian scholar Al-Ghazali feared for any country where morals were lagging behind brains.