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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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835

Kim’s Game

Kim O’Hara starts his apprenticeship as a British spy with a little competition.

836

Brightest Beacon

Christ’s cross promises to take away the fear of Judgment Day.

837

Water into Wine

Abbot Elfric explains the significance of Christ’s miracle at Cana.

838

Disbanding Empire

Adam Smith could not imagine it would ever happen, but he nevertheless recommended that Britain grant independence to her colonies.

839

Progressive Travancore

Contemporary historian Ramanath Aiyar catalogued the ways in which Maharajah Moolam Thurunal led the way in modernising British India.

840

Engines of Progress

Sir Bartle Frere, Governor of Bombay, shared his excitement at the way railways were making Indians more independent.