Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

← Page 1

721

Androcles and the Lion

Gaius Caesar is disappointed with the quality of the entertainment on offer in Rome’s Circus Maximus.

722

The Man who Made the Headlines

William Stead conceived modern print journalism in the belief that newspapers could change the world.

723

Criminal Justice

A man unjustly condemned to transportation finds that thieves thieve, but sometimes decency shines through too.

724

The Miracle of El Alamein

Under a moonlit sky in October 1942, Allied and Axis forces met in battle on the sands of the Egyptian desert.

725

The Tale of Rip van Winkle

A hen-pecked, ne’er-do-well farmer from New York took off into the Catskill Mountains, and fell in with some very odd company.

726

The Quiet Kingdom

James Tod brought order to Udaipur after years of turmoil, but not everyone appreciated him.