The Copybook

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

1513

© Bill Henderson, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

The Geordie Lamp Clay Lane

The engineer put his own life on the line for the safety of his fellow-workers in the coal industry.

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1514

© Sander van der Wel, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

The Ugly Duckling Clay Lane

A misfit duckling grew up with rejection as a way of life, until he thought all hope was gone.

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1515

© H. Zell, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Cinderella Clay Lane

A prince falls for a dazzling dance-partner who teasingly vanishes at midnight.

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1516

© Andrew Curtis, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

Charles Avison Clay Lane

The most important English-born composer of Handel’s day, known for his tuneful music and very busy diary.

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1517

© Monica Miron, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

The Princess on the Pea Clay Lane

A fastidious prince felt he deserved a girl of royal refinement, and he certainly found one.

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1518

© David Dixon, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

Elias Parish Alvars Clay Lane

Eli Parish of Teignmouth in Devon became one of Europe’s most celebrated virtuosos.

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