Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1513

Keep away from the Games!

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

1514

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.

1515

The Kitchen Cat

Ruth Lorimer’s strangely comfortless life changes when she finds a scruffy little cat on the stairs, but not everyone is pleased.

1516

The Ladder with Twenty-Four Rungs

The Duke of Argyll was pleasantly surprised to find one of his gardeners reading a learned book of mathematics - in Latin.

1517

The Lambton Worm

John Lambton goes fishing on a Sunday, and lets loose all kinds of trouble.

1518

The Last Gladiator

The people of Rome suddenly turned their back on centuries of ‘sport’ - all because of one harmless old man.