Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1051

Big Spenders

Adam Smith warns that politicians are the last people who should lecture the public about how to run their affairs.

1052

The Glorious First of June

Admiral Lord Howe battered a French fleet far out in the Atlantic, and helped prevent the spread of bloody revolution.

1053

Kanguru!

James Cook describes his first sight of a beloved Australian icon.

1054

Heracles and the Cattle of Geryon

Heracles must get the better of a three-bodied giant and steal his cattle.

1055

Pure Selfishness

The brilliant but dangerously obsessive Dr Griffin decides that the end justifies the means.

1056

Arthur MacPherson

MacPherson’s tireless efforts to promote Russian sport earned him a unique Imperial honour, and the enmity of the Communists.