Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Retreat from Moscow

The fear that Russia might make an ally of Great Britain drove the would-be Emperor of Europe to extreme measures.

692

How to Impress the English

Leopold Mozart was eager to win the hearts of the English, and thought he knew just the way to do it.

693

A Stitch in Time

French economist Jean-Baptiste Say recalls a time when an ounce of prevention might have saved many pounds of cure.

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Study the Heart

Former slave Ignatius Sancho complained that Britain was denying to Africa the free trade and Christian principles she so badly needed.

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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.

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Montagu’s Frolic

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