Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1471

Ignaz Moscheles

Moscheles taught his adopted country how to write enchanting music for decades to come.

1472

In the Nick of Time

Anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp had a court order preventing Thomas Lewis being shipped off to slavery, but he had to find him first.

1473

John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer

When Harrison won the Longitude Prize, fair and square, Parliament wouldn’t pay up.

1474

John Logie Baird

Baird’s inventions didn’t always work as well as his televisions.

1475

Keep away from the Games!

The wise old philosopher had learnt that popular entertainments rot the soul.

1476

The Keeper of the Gate

A widow cast her precious icon into the sea rather than see it dishonoured by government agents, but that wasn’t the end of the story.