The Copybook

Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.

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© Peter Jeffery, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Jack Cade’s Revolt Charles Dickens

Jack Cade brought a protest to London with right on his side, but then threw it all away.

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Attributed to William Scrots (fl. 1537-1553), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

An Accident of Births Mark Twain

On the same day in 1537, so the story goes, two baby boys were born, but the similarity between them ended there.

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By Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1952), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

A Word of Advice Ben Jonson

Advice that is not based on honesty, humility and deep reflection is mere craft.

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© Rauantiques, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

A Hot Tip Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli revealed the secret behind holding one’s place at the top of Parisian society.

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By the Revd Thomas Streatfield (1777-1848), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Rest Cure Charles Dickens

Whenever Charles Dickens felt his exhausting workload was starting to take its toll, he knew just what to do.

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© ArghoRoy118, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Water Truce Rudyard Kipling

The animals in the jungle agree that amidst the drought, the sport of hunter and hunted has to be suspended.

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