Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Luck of the Draw

Harald Hardrada made sure that his fate was never out of his own hands.

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Changing Times

The editor of the country’s most famous newspaper had to use a little sleight-of-hand to bring journalism to the people.

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Borrowed Tools

Ethel Smyth encouraged writers to try to find their own words before deciding to borrow someone else’s.

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Careless Talk

A French sea-captain let his tongue wag over dinner, and New Zealand’s destiny took a different turn.

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The Cradle of Our Race

Edmund Burke warned that the French Revolution could have a devastating effect on British and European culture.

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Peasie and Beansie

Peasie wants to visit her lonely father, but she can’t get her sister Beansie to come along with her.