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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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An Unlikely Heroine

When she was ten, Catherine Morland showed none of the qualities needed to impress the ladies who read romantic fiction.

74

Koré

Sir Edward Leithen finds himself revising his opinion of the ‘detestable’ Koré Arabin.

75

To the Last I Grapple With Thee

Ahab, his mind broken by an obsession, at last confronts the enemy he has hunted so long.

76

Brigands and Imbeciles

John Bright dismissed fears that digging a tunnel under the English Channel would encourage a French invasion.

77

An Invasion of Privacy

Perhaps European harmonisation would make life easier, but that would be only the beginning.

78

Out of Reach

Odysseus recalls meeting Tantalus and Sisyphus, for whom relief was everlastingly beyond their grasp.