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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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A Universal Truth

From the very first lines, Jane Austen’s classic novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ pokes affectionate fun at Georgian England.

734

On Love’s Lips

William Shakespeare recalls how the love of his life once teased him to the brink of despair.

735

Poet and Poacher

Literary rumour in the time of Queen Anne said that William Shakespeare owed his extraordinary career to a scurrilous ballad.

736

The Rests in Life’s Melody

A benevolent lecturer has to persuade a class of restless girls to stay inside on a rainy day.

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Will Adams

An Elizabethan mariner reaches Japan under terrible hardships, only to find himself under sentence of death at the hands of his fellow Europeans.

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Kim and the Art of Begging

A street urchin of Lahore takes it on himself to provide a naive Tibetan monk with a hot meal.