Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Angels and Men Agree

The birth of Jesus Christ fundamentally changed the relationship between mankind and the angels.

704

Mistris Park

Several English pianists impressed Joseph Haydn on his visits to London, but Maria Hester Park was a particular favourite.

705

An Appeal to Philip Sober

A woman convicted of a crime she did not commit took her case to a higher power.

706

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The mayor and corporation of Hamelin outsource a rodent problem to a professional rat-catcher.

707

The Investor of Nisibis

A woman advises her husband to entrust their modest savings to the bank of God.

708

The King, the Monkey and the Pea

A warlike king sets out to bag another small kingdom for his realms, but a monkey gets him thinking.