The Copybook

Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.

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Terje Sørgjerd, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fire and Ice The Old English Genesis

When the angels rebelled against their Maker, they demanded a kingdom of their own in a land without him — and he gave them what they wanted.

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© Allan Warren, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

A Good Morning’s Work William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

When Joseph Paxton, then just twenty-three, came to Chatsworth as Head Gardener he wasted no time getting settled in.

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© Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Lion and the Lamb St Bede of Jarrow

St Bede examines the connection between Passover and Easter, and shows how the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ complete a pattern.

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Attributed to George Morland (1763-1804), via Royal Museums Greenwich and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

A Smuggler and a Gentleman Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Harry Paulet was going about his unlawful business when he spotted a French fleet slip quietly out of Brest and into the Atlantic.

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By Theodoor Smits (1635–1707), via the Residenzgalerie Salzburg and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

No Smoke Without Fire Patrick Fraser Tytler

Sir Walter Raleigh was within his rights to experiment with the Native American habit of smoking tobacco, but he should have told his servants first.

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Attributed to William Segar (1564–1633), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

A Step Up for Captain Raleigh Thomas Fuller

When young Walter Raleigh first came to the court of Queen Elizabeth I he had little more than his wardrobe in his favour, and he wore it wisely.

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