The Copybook

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

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The War of 1812 Clay Lane

In the year that Napoleon’s quest for European Empire faltered at Moscow, President Madison of the USA came to his aid.

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© Jean Housen, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0.

J’Accuse Charles H. Ross

A faithful feline bides his time until two criminals are brought to justice.

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National Archives of Canada, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

John Buchan Clay Lane

After two years in South Africa, a Scottish civil servant began turning out best-selling adventure tales.

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Precision and Dispatch John Buchan

The first setbacks for the German Empire in the Great War came courtesy of ANZAC troops.

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An Appeal to the Ladies of England Manto Mavrogenous

Manto Mavrogenous hoped that her fellow women might show more solidarity with Greece than many men had done.

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Manto Mavrogenous Clay Lane

In 1822, a rich and beautiful young woman took the cause of Greek independence into her capable hands.

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