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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The American Revolutionary War

In 1775, London’s high-handed exploitation of her colonies for tax revenue began to look like a very expensive mistake.

686

Montagu’s Frolic

John, Duke of Montagu, that irrepressible prankster, identified a sad-faced soldier in the Mall as the perfect mark.

687

Vortigern’s Tower

Geoffrey of Monmouth tells the tale of how Merlin first came to the attention of Britain’s kings.

688

Ranelagh Gardens

Horace Walpole, a loyal patron of Vauxhall pleasure gardens, visits newly-opened rival Ranelagh gardens in Chelsea.

689

A Cock and Horses

When some people talk about compromise, what they mean is that everyone else should compromise for their benefit.

690

The Weakness of Women

Daniel Defoe argues that it is in every man’s interest to watch the women in his life realise their full potential.