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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1231

Jane Austen

The blushing clergyman’s daughter is recognised today as one of the great figures of English literature.

1232

Turning the Tide

King Canute enacted a memorable demonstration of the limits of government power.

1233

Xerxes Scourges the Hellespont

The Persian King felt that a lord of his majesty should not have to take any nonsense from an overgrown river.

1234

Alfred to Ethelred

A brief introduction to England’s rulers, beginning with the only one named ‘the Great’.

1235

Ethelred to William I

England’s rulers from the king who lost his crown to the Danes, to the French duke who took the crown from the English.

1236

The Genius Next Door

William Murdoch’s experiments with steam traction impressed his next-door neighbour, with world-changing results.