The Copybook

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

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By an unknown photographer, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Invictus W. E. Henley

A memorable poem about triumph over adversity.

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© Katie Thebeau, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0 generic.

Tree of Life Edith Louise Marsh

Jacques Cartier made history and made friends along the St Lawrence, but then threw all that goodwill away.

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© Tapas Kumar Halder, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Dilemma Francis William Bain

Francis Bain’s alternative Adam and Eve story left its own question unanswered.

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© Dunstan, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Departure of Bede Cuthbert, Abbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow

Bede died as he had lived, freely sharing all he had, and singing praises to God.

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By William Home Lizars (1788–1859), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

The New Broom Sir Walter Scott

Cracking down on benefit claimants and migrant workers didn’t make Godfrey Bertram as popular as he expected.

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By an anonymous artist, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Three Poems of Po Chu-i Po Chu-i

One of China’s greatest poets reflects on silence, on speech, and on a song in the heart of a friend.

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