Authors

Clay Lane

in The Copy Book

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David and Bathsheba

David’s scheme to steal another man’s wife succeeded, but he could not keep his secret from everyone.

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The Hobbit

Tolkien’s tale of dragons, magic rings and enchanted gold is one of the masterpieces of English literature.

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Rule, Britannia!

‘Rule Britannia’ was a discreet way of telling a German prince what was expected of a British King.

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The Rewards of ‘Patience’

How appropriate that the comic opera ‘Patience’ should introduce the world to the results of thirty years of labour.

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Jason and the Golden Fleece

A political rival sends Jason on a hopeless errand, to fetch the golden fleece.

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Perseus and the Gorgon

When Polydectes, King of Seriphos, sent Perseus to get the Gorgon’s head, he hoped the boy would never come back.