Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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A Real Soldier

Major-General Charles Napier, given the task of policing a Chartist rally in Manchester, was alarmed to hear the protestors had brought the big guns - literally.

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Flying Scotsman

In 1928, a train service linking London and Edinburgh became the world’s longest non-stop run.

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What the Signalman Saw

The guardian of a lonely signalbox recounts a truly haunting experience.

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Thundering Smoke

David Livingstone relives the historic moment when he became the first European to see the Victoria Falls.

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Africa’s Competitive Edge

Four years before the bloody American civil war, Dr David Livingstone proposed a peaceful way to rid the world of slavery.

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The Missing Stair

David Balfour hopes his crusty uncle Ebenezer is beginning to soften towards him.